“a stunning failure of leadership”
“any external aggressor will clash with an impregnable resistance.”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”

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On the recordNovember 18, 2003
We cannot turn a blind eye to oppression just because the oppression is not in our own backyard.
Said by
George W. Bush
Republican · Texas
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Remarks at Whitehall Palace in London, United Kingdom

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