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Richard Cheney: “Thugs and assassins in Iraq are desperately trying to shake our will. Just this morning, they conducted a murderous…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2004
Thugs and assassins in Iraq are desperately trying to shake our will. Just this morning, they conducted a murderous attack on a hotel in Baghdad. Their goal is to prevent the rise of democracy. But they will fail.

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Vice President Cheney addresses the bombing in Iraq and expresses the administration's resolve.

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