On the recordApril 9, 2012
The job of leaders of the American people is to explain why we should do what we can to stop this.
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transcripts.cnn.comJohn McCain: “The job of leaders of the American people is to explain why we should do what we can to stop this.”
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Senator McCain stresses the responsibility of American leaders to justify military action to the public.
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