U.S. Senator Fritz Hollings on Bush n Vietnam

Wednesday, 14 May 2003, 9:43 am
Article: Scoop's Floatable Quotables

Submitted by Christiaan Briggs - "I saw President Bush on that aircraft carrier in the Pacific yesterday. Incidentally, that's the closest he's ever got to the war in Vietnam." U.S. Senator Fritz Hollings

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