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George W. Bush: “Had Saddam Hussein been appeased instead of stopped, he would have endangered the peace and stability of the world.”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2002
Had Saddam Hussein been appeased instead of stopped, he would have endangered the peace and stability of the world.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City

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