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John McCain: The day after 9/11 we should have begun to increase significantly the size of the Army and Marine corps. But we did not.

On the recordNovember 15, 2006
The day after 9/11 we should have begun to increase significantly the size of the Army and Marine corps. But we did not.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain critiques the military response following 9/11.

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