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George W. Bush: “Part of that cause was to liberate the Afghan people from terrorist occupation, and we did so.”

On the recordMarch 10, 2002
Part of that cause was to liberate the Afghan people from terrorist occupation, and we did so.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks on the Six-Month Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks

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