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John McCain: It's clearly a vacuum. People began this revolution were not Jihadists. They were not al Qaeda. In fact, they're exact…

On the recordAugust 1, 2012
It's clearly a vacuum. People began this revolution were not Jihadists. They were not al Qaeda. In fact, they're exact opposite of al Qaeda. They're people who peacefully demonstrated for the kinds of things that we cherish.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain discusses the nature of the Syrian opposition and the influx of Jihadists into the conflict.

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