John McCain actually said...

My Democrat opponents who want to pull out of Iraq refuse to understand what's being said and what's happening, and that is the central battleground is Iraq in this struggle against radical Islamic extremism.

Context

McCain emphasizes that Iraq is the central battleground in the fight against radical Islamic extremism.

09/10/2008

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