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George W. Bush: “A sudden withdrawal of our forces from Iraq would abandon our Iraqi allies to death and prison, would put men like bin…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2006
A sudden withdrawal of our forces from Iraq would abandon our Iraqi allies to death and prison, would put men like bin Laden and Zarqawi in charge of a strategic country.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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State of the Union Address on the risks of withdrawing troops from Iraq

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