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Paul Begala: “The fundamental policy critique I think is there. Which is that the president didn't line up the kind of international…”

On the recordApril 19, 2004
The fundamental policy critique I think is there. Which is that the president didn't line up the kind of international coalition, we didn't need to go to war how and when we did.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Critiquing President Bush's approach to the Iraq war and the lack of international support.

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