On the recordFebruary 19, 2007
If we're not fighting and destroying this enemy in Iraq, they would not be idle. They would be plotting and killing Americans across the world and within our own borders.
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transcripts.cnn.comGeorge H.W. Bush: “If we're not fighting and destroying this enemy in Iraq, they would not be idle. They would be plotting and killing…”
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Bush argues that military action in Iraq is necessary to prevent terrorist attacks against Americans.
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