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George W. Bush: “We have no ambition in Iraq, except to remove a threat and restore control of that country to its own people.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2003
We have no ambition in Iraq, except to remove a threat and restore control of that country to its own people.
Said by
George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Clarification of U.S. intentions in Iraq

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