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George W. Bush: If I didn't think it was worthy, if I didn't think it was necessary, if I didn't realize and believe that it's important…

On the recordMay 9, 2007
If I didn't think it was worthy, if I didn't think it was necessary, if I didn't realize and believe that it's important to defeat Al Qaida in Iraq, I wouldn't have our young men and women there in the first place.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Republican National Committee Gala

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