"We can't forget the fact that although at a particular point in time we never found any WMD down there, he clearly had had WMD. He clearly had had the beginnings of a nuclear program."
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Fred Thompson
Fred Dalton Thompson (born Freddie Dalton Thompson; 19 August 1942β1 November 2015) was an American lawyer, lobbyist, character actor and former Republican Senator representing Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
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