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George W. Bush: “A stable and secure Iraq is fundamental and critical to the security of life as we know it in the free world.”

On the recordNovember 9, 2003
A stable and secure Iraq is fundamental and critical to the security of life as we know it in the free world.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Interview of the National Security Advisor by KHOU-TV, Houston, Texas

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