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On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
I do not think that the responsible members of that government right now certainly want us to withdraw.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the desire of the Iraqi government regarding U.S. withdrawal.

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Jan 23, 2007

But we did so in response to the President's comments to the Nation on the 10th of this month, and I read from his transcript:

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Clearly, this is not going to be something that we would like to continue for an extended period of time.

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Jan 23, 2007

You were a young officer following our defeat in the Vietnam War. Would you contemplate the effects of defeat in Iraq as compared with an additional, very difficult strain on our men and women in the military who are having to serve more than we would want them to?

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I know of no successful military operation where you have dual command.

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