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A few. . . critics are the only people I ever heard use the phrase 'imminent threat.' I didn't, the president didn't.

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Donald Rumsfeld
Age: 88 †
Born: 1932
Born: July 9
Died: 2021
Died: June 29
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Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense
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Chicago
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Donald Henry Rumsfeld
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