Republican (fascist/socialist) de facto President George W. Bush (having received an unlawful advantage of 52 ineligible Electoral votes) defends his war policies in Iraq saying, “We are fighting the enemy in Baghdad, so we do not have to fight them in Boston (or Brooklyn).”

       [added 12/23/2023]

Subsequent Events:

References:

Lawrence J. Korb, “11-Step Program for Iraq Failure,” Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2004, B13.

“Uncle Sam’s Flag of 37 Stars,” by Tom Caldwell and Jim Lorenz
ccc-2point0.com/uncle-sams-flag-of-37-stars/

 

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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