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John McCain: We protect our rights, maintain our friendships and our alliances and keep our naval fleet strong over there so that we…

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
We protect our rights, maintain our friendships and our alliances and keep our naval fleet strong over there so that we can protect our interests but in a way that for us is nonconfrontational too.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Emphasizes the importance of protecting U.S. interests while maintaining nonconfrontational diplomacy.

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