John McCain actually said...

The president of the United States who said, you know, it wasn't a matter of whether but when that Bashar al-Assad would leave... that was before 5,000 Hezbollah came in.

Context

Senator McCain critiques the president's past statements on Bashar al-Assad's departure in light of the current situation.

02/17/2014

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