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George W. Bush: Terrorists declared war on the United States of America, and war is what they got.

On the recordOctober 22, 2003
Terrorists declared war on the United States of America, and war is what they got.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Bush-Cheney Reception in Honolulu, Hawaii

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