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“So I think, all in all, there is a more effective way to 1 fight what is a war on terror. 2 3 4”

—Washington Post interview, May 28, 2004

[1] —quote—

[2] But remember to sell it to

[3] —”sell it” is the wrong word—

[4] you’ve got to describe it to America properly.Verbatim:

So I think, all in all, there is a more effective way to—quote—fight what is a war on terror. But remember to sell it to—”sell it” is the wrong word—you’ve got to describe it to America properly.

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