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John McCain: “You did not leave Iraq in reasonably good shape, Mr. Blinken, and the events afterward directly negated your assessment…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
You did not leave Iraq in reasonably good shape, Mr. Blinken, and the events afterward directly negated your assessment at the time.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain criticizes Blinken for misrepresenting the situation in Iraq post troop withdrawal.

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