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Mike Gravel is a former Democratic United States Senator from Alaska, who served two terms from 1969 to 1981, and a former candidate in the 2008 presidential election.  He is[…]
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It will be a long time before another pro-war president is elected.

Question: What will be the legacy of the Bush administration?

Mike Gravel: He’ll go down in history as one of the worst presidents in American history. And it may be a long time before we see another person elected who says that he’s . . . his god is the one of war. It will be a long time before that happens, hopefully.

 

Recorded on: 10/23/07

 

 

 

 

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