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George W. Bush: “You want a partner, not somebody who is going to tell you what the strategy ought to be.”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2005
You want a partner, not somebody who is going to tell you what the strategy ought to be.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks to the Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal in Gulfport, Mississippi

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