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George W. Bush: “Eight million Iraqis went to the polls, defied the terrorists, defied the violence. And they voted.”

On the recordDecember 8, 2005
Eight million Iraqis went to the polls, defied the terrorists, defied the violence. And they voted.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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