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John McCain: I am worried, and we all should be worried. We know that al Qaeda takes place -- takes roots in many parts of the Middle…

On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
I am worried, and we all should be worried. We know that al Qaeda takes place -- takes roots in many parts of the Middle East. And the best way, I think, to counter it is to help them train their police -- and by the way, there are countries that are training their police -- train their army, get the weapons under control, and have us help them with intelligence capabilities so that we can prevent these strikes from happening. I'm confident we can do that.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain expresses concern about the growth of al Qaeda and suggests training local forces as a countermeasure.

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