John McCain: “If we cannot accomplish the mission, I am not sure why we should stay…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2012

If we cannot accomplish the mission, I am not sure why we should stay, and that is something that I think a lot of us have to wrestle with.

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Republican · Arizona

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McCain questions the rationale for U.S. presence in Afghanistan if missions cannot be accomplished.

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