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George W. Bush: The establishment of a free Iraq and a free Afghanistan will be watershed events in the history of the Middle East.

On the recordNovember 5, 2003
The establishment of a free Iraq and a free Afghanistan will be watershed events in the history of the Middle East.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks on Signing the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and...

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