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George W. Bush: “If you threaten us with weapons of mass destruction, if you threaten our allies and friends with weapons of mass…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2002
If you threaten us with weapons of mass destruction, if you threaten our allies and friends with weapons of mass destruction, we will do whatever it takes to protect our people.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the 'Congress of Tomorrow' Republican Retreat Luncheon in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

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