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John McCain: The American people are not getting the full picture of what's happening here. They're not getting the full picture of…

On the recordApril 1, 2007
The American people are not getting the full picture of what's happening here. They're not getting the full picture of the drop in murders, the establishment of security outposts throughout the city, the situation in Anbar Province, the deployment of additional Iraqi brigades, who are performing well, and other progress -- signs of progress that are having been made.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain discusses the positive developments in Iraq that he believes are not being accurately reported to the American public.

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