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On the recordApril 23, 2013
The removal of Saddam Hussein was the right decision. America's more secure. The Iraqi people have a chance to live in a free society.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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George W. Bush defends the decision to remove Saddam Hussein and its implications for American security and Iraqi freedom.

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