War has begun.

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I believe there is a time and a place for war.

I believe that this was not the time, and Iraq was not the place.

Would the inspections have worked? We'll never know.

I hope that our troops suffer no casualties, and I hope that the Iraqi civilians will suffer no casualties.

I said it in '91, and I'll say it again: If you must have a war, make it short, swift, and efficient. Anything less, and you dishonor the men and women you've put in harm's way.

And that I will not forgive.

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