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On the recordSeptember 9, 2004
The truth is, if people like me had had our way, it's true, Saddam would have been in office. But he was never a threat to America.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala reflects on the Iraq war, arguing that Saddam Hussein was not a threat to the United States.

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