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John McCain: What caused what was really a promising situation to deteriorate to a now almost universal opinion that we are not…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
What caused what was really a promising situation to deteriorate to a now almost universal opinion that we are not winning, therefore we are losing?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain questions the reasons for the decline in the situation in Afghanistan.

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