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On the recordFebruary 6, 2013
Do you agree with the reports that have suggested that Osama bin Laden was emboldened by what he perceived as the lack of a vigorous response of the United States to prior terrorist attacks and that that was a contributing factor to September 11, 2001?
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz questions if bin Laden felt emboldened by U.S. inaction before 9/11.

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