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In that case, they should say "I HAVE NO DOUBT"
If I am speaking, then the I is understood unless I specifically point out otherwise.....and if the I
isn't there it would seem fairly stupid of someone to assume I am referring to everyone in the world or anyone other than myself....
Its similar to when Al Gore said,
"WE KNOW that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country"
Or when Kennedy said,
"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction".
......they certainly mean others along with themselves, but we can't possibly guess who the we or the they refer to....
In Bushs case you assuming he is referring to others because of a perceived omission...
In either case you can't assume to know more than what is exactly quoted...