On the recordOctober 12, 2004
The president has gotten us into this quagmire by misleading us. He told it was a grave and growing threat, his words. And it wasn't a grave and growing threat.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “The president has gotten us into this quagmire by misleading us. He told it was a grave and growing threat, his words.…”
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Begala holds President Bush accountable for misleading the public regarding the threat posed by Iraq.
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