George Bush actually said...

The rise of a free and self-governing Iraq would deny terrorists a base of operation, discredit their narrow ideology, and give momentum to reformers across the region.

Context

Fact Sheet: The Transition to Iraqi Self-Government

05/23/2004

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

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