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George W. Bush: “Enemies in the past needed great armies and great industrial capabilities to endanger the American people.”

On the recordJune 1, 2002
Enemies in the past needed great armies and great industrial capabilities to endanger the American people.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the changing nature of threats to national security

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