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George W. Bush: “We will fight them over there so we do not have to face them in the United States of America.”

On the recordAugust 27, 2007
We will fight them over there so we do not have to face them in the United States of America.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the American Legion National Convention in Reno, Nevada

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