I see nothing coming from this administration that it is willing to pursue such a policy now.
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McCain criticizes the administration's lack of diplomatic efforts in Iraq.
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If Iraqi leaders had more fully integrated the Sunni minority into the government, if they had passed an oil distribution law that distributed the revenues more equitably, if they had amended the constitution, if they had held provincial elections, would we be where we are today?
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I hope we can, at the completion of the testimony today, move quickly forward to the vote on General Petraeus' nomination.
the consequences of failure really I believe will be, some would say could be, disastrous for the United States, for Iraq, for the Middle East, for the war on terrorism, and for the world economy.





