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George W. Bush: “We must engage our enemies in Afghanistan and Iraq and around the world so we do not have to face them here at home.”

On the recordJuly 12, 2004
We must engage our enemies in Afghanistan and Iraq and around the world so we do not have to face them here at home.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks in Duluth, Minnesota

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