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Bushism of the Day

By |Posted Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, at 2:28 PM ET

"We thought we were protected forever from trade policy or terrorist attacks because oceans protected us."—Speech to business leaders at APEC Summit, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 20, 2004

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