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  Donald Rumsfeld said, when we talked about bombing the al Qaeda infrastructure in Afghanistan...he said, "There are no good targets in Afghanistan. Let's bomb Iraq." And we said, "But Iraq had nothing to do with this." That didn't make much difference.

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  The ignorance of everyday people killed my son.

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My mother used to tell me all the time: "Why do you always go for the underdog?" It was because the underdog is who needed me. People that don't have anything, that's who I have to fight for. And that's who I have fought for my entire life.

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Someone said, "Bin Laden's a real asshole for murdering those people." And I said, "Yeah, that's true. But he'll never be as big an asshole as Bush, who bombs all over the world for oil profits."

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  Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that, you know, and, um, be faithful in what happens.^{[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt4328MAB80]}

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  …I was watching t.v. one day, and they're showing like some of the buildings and areas that had been hit by bombs and things like that, and while I was watching I got to thinking, like "there's parts of Flint that look like that," and we ain't been in a war.

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  [on the invasion of Iraq] We were duped. We were really duped.

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War is always good for certain companies that are in the war, the business of war.

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  [to make-up artist] Okay, make me look young!

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  Sit down, my son.  We don't read most of the bills.  Do you really know what that would entail if we were to read every bill that we pass?

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The reality facing American families is they're not as safe as they used to be. Drug dealers and users looking for their next fix. Gangs who roam the streets in search of their next victim. And the growing threat of terrorists means the need for protection...

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  Look at the neighborhood I live in. Most of them are abandoned. You know, I mean... that's not right. You wanna talk about terrorism? Come right here. President Bush, right here. Come right here. He knows about this corner. I e-mailed him.

Dialogue

Narrator: The first time I met him, he had some good advice for me. Michael Moore: Governor Bush? It's Michael Moore! George W. Bush: Behave yourself, will ya? Go find real work!

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Female Reporter: What about these folks say, and locals here in Texas, that you're taking too long of a vacation? George W. Bush: They don't understand the definition of work, then. I'm getting a lot done. Secondly, You don't have to be in Washington to work. It's amazing what can happen with telephones and faxes.

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Byron Dorgan: We had some airplanes authorized at the highest levels of our government to fly to pick up Osama Bin Laden's family members and others from Saudi Arabia and transport them out of this country. Narrator: It turns out that the White House approved planes to pick up the bin Ladens and numerous other Saudis. At least six private jets and nearly two dozen commercial planes carried the Saudis and the Bin Ladens out of the U.S. after September 13th. In all, 142 Saudis, including 24 members of the bin Laden family, were allowed to leave the country.

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Al Gore: Is the objection in writing and signed by a member of the House and a senator? Congresswoman: The objection is in writing, and I don't care that it is not signed by a member of the Senate. Al Gore: The chair will advise that the rules do care...and the signature of a senator...

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Bush: [on the hunt for Osama bin Laden] I just don't spend that much time on it, to be honest. Narrator: 'Don't spend that much time on it?' Just what kind of President was he? Bush: I'm a war President!

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Female Reporter: You've imprisoned the women. It's a horror! Taliban Envoy: I'm very sorry for your husband. He must have a difficult time with you

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Clips: The coalition of the willing, Roll..... The Republic of Palauuuuuuu...The Republic of Costa Ricaaa...The Republic of Icelaaand... Narrator: None of these countries has an army, or for that matter, weapons. So it looked like we'd be doing most of the invading stuff ourselves.

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Moore: Is there any terrorist target around here? Tappahannock Woman: [Gesturing towards the restaurant behind her] We have a big spaghetti supper in here.

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Marine Recruiter: You ever thought about bein' a Marine, man? Potential Recruit: Uh, thought about it, but I got a wife and kid now. Marine: Even more reason to join.

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Television news anchors: Mike, I wouldn't do this if it weren't big. Florida goes for Al Gore. CNN announces that we call Florida in the Al Gore column. Narrator: Then something called the 'Fox News Channel' called the election in favor of the other guy....

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Narrator: As Bush sat in that Florida classroom, was he wondering if maybe he should have shown up to work more often? Should he have held at least one meeting since taking office to discuss the threat of terrorism with his head of counter terrorism? Or maybe Mr. Bush was wondering why he had cut terrorism funding from the FBI. Or perhaps he just should have read the security briefing that was given to him on August 6, 2001 that said that Osama bin Laden was planning to attack America by hijacking airplanes. Or maybe he wasn't worried about the terrorist threat because the title of the report was too vague. Condoleezza Rice: I believe the title of the report was 'Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States.' Narrator: A report like that might make some men jump, but as in days passed, George W. just went fishing. As the minutes went by, George Bush continued to sit in the classroom. Was he thinking, "I've been hanging out with the wrong crowd. Which one of them screwed me?

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Narrator: Was it all just a dream? Al Gore: God bless you, Florida! Thank you! Narrator: Did the last four years not really happen? Look, there's Ben Affleck. He's often in my dreams. And the Taxi Driver guy. He was there too. And little Stevie Wonder, he seemed so happy... like, like a miracle had taken place. Was it a dream? Or was it real?