On the recordMarch 5, 2008
The only way these terrorists can recruit operatives is to feed on hopelessness and despair.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGeorge W. Bush: “The only way these terrorists can recruit operatives is to feed on hopelessness and despair.”
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Remarks on the Fifth Anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security
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