ABC’s Gibson to Palin: ‘Are We Fighting a Holy War?’
In this clip from the sit-down session with ABC News' Charlie Gibson and Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, Gibson asks Palin to elaborate upon a statement she made earlier this year about the war in Iraq: "Our national leaders are sending them [U.S. military members] out on a task that is from God." Here's her response, in which she claims she was paraphrasing President Abraham Lincoln.In this clip from the sit-down session with ABC News’ Charlie Gibson and Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, Gibson asks Palin to elaborate upon a statement she made earlier this year about the war in Iraq: “Our national leaders are sending them [U.S. military members] out on a task that is from God.” Here’s her response, in which she claims she was paraphrasing President Abraham Lincoln.
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