Not until we have the situation under control, to the degree that the Iraqi government can exert its influence through most of the country.
John McCain: “Not until we have the situation under control, to the degree that the Iraqi government can exert its influence through…”
On the recordJanuary 28, 2007
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McCain states conditions under which he would accept troop withdrawal from Iraq.
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