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John McCain: “The fact is that the President of the United States--there was never any public statement that the President made, the…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
The fact is that the President of the United States--there was never any public statement that the President made, the United States made, that said that he wanted to stay or have a residual force in Iraq.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain emphasizes that there was no official statement to keep troops in Iraq.

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