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George H.W. Bush: “I did give the speech from the carrier saying that we had achieved an important objective, that we had accomplished a…”

On the recordApril 29, 2004
I did give the speech from the carrier saying that we had achieved an important objective, that we had accomplished a mission which was the removal of Saddam Hussein.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

President Bush defends his previous statements about the Iraq mission during a discussion about the current situation.

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