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George W. Bush: “Debt reduction is critical if the Iraqi people are to have any chance to build a free and prosperous Iraq.”

On the recordDecember 15, 2003
Debt reduction is critical if the Iraqi people are to have any chance to build a free and prosperous Iraq.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Joint Statement Agreed to by President Bush, President Chirac, and Chancellor Schroeder

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