"I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today would last five days, or five weeks, or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last any longer than that."
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Businesspeople from the United StatesNon-fiction authors from the United StatesUnited States Secretaries of DefensePoliticians from ChicagoUnited States presidential candidates, 1988
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Interview with Steve Croft, Infinity CBS Radio Connect (14 November 2002)
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