On the recordDecember 14, 2006
Because of his leadership, America now has an initial capability to track a ballistic missile headed for our country and destroy it before it harms our people.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGeorge W. Bush: “Because of his leadership, America now has an initial capability to track a ballistic missile headed for our country and…”
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Remarks at an Armed Forces Full Honor Review for Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in Arlington, Virginia
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