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John McCain: When the President of the United States has a redline on use of chemical weapons in Syria and the evidence is pretty…

On the recordMay 14, 2013
When the President of the United States has a redline on use of chemical weapons in Syria and the evidence is pretty strong that they are using chemical weapons, and yet now the President says that the United Nations would have to substantiate that usage, when the United Nations cannot get into Syria, there is a certain lack of credibility there.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain criticizes the reliance on the UN for verifying chemical weapon use in Syria.

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