If the phone rang at 3:00 a.m. in the White House and I was the one to answer it, I would be the one most qualified to exercise the kind of judgment necessary to address a national security crisis.
On the recordMarch 2, 2008
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McCain asserts his qualifications to handle national security crises compared to his opponents.
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