On the recordMarch 6, 2012
We spend almost $1 trillion a year on the military, Anderson. And we can't take out air defenses of Syria? That is an horrific waste of the taxpayers' dollars.
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transcripts.cnn.comJohn McCain: “We spend almost $1 trillion a year on the military, Anderson. And we can't take out air defenses of Syria? That is an…”
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McCain criticizes the inability to address Syria's air defenses despite significant military spending.
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