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George W. Bush: Every woman in Iraq is better off because the rape rooms and torture chambers of Saddam Hussein are forever closed.

On the recordMarch 11, 2004
Every woman in Iraq is better off because the rape rooms and torture chambers of Saddam Hussein are forever closed.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks on Efforts To Globally Promote Women's Human Rights

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