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George W. Bush: “My biggest job is to prevent the enemy from hitting us again, and that's exactly what I'm going to do.”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2002
My biggest job is to prevent the enemy from hitting us again, and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Springfield, Missouri

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