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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob WeisbergPosted Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at 11:22 AM ET

"They're innocent, they were doing nothing, and they were summarily plucked out of water."—Discussing British sailors detained by Iran while their ship was on patrol in the Persian Gulf, Camp David, March 31, 2007

Click here to see video of Bush's comments. The Bushism is at 35:29.

For more, see "The Complete Bushisms."

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Jacob Weisberg is chairman and editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy. Follow him at http://twitter.com/jacobwe.
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