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John McCain: But I would say roughly you need another 20,000 troops in Iraq.

On the recordNovember 15, 2006
But I would say roughly you need another 20,000 troops in Iraq.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain discusses the need for additional military presence in Iraq.

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