WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: U.S. President George W. Bush pauses during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House October 11, 2006 in Washington, DC. Bush talked about the threat that a nuclear North Korea would be to the United States, the current state of affairs in Iraq and the proposed fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Getty Images logo Getty Images 37 months ago

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: U.S. President George W. Bush pauses during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House October 11, 2006 in Washington, DC. Bush talked about the threat that a nuclear North Korea would be to the United States, the current state of affairs in Iraq and the proposed fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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