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John McCain: I think serious mistakes were made from the beginning, by not having enough troops here. I think that's pretty well…

On the recordMay 30, 2006
I think serious mistakes were made from the beginning, by not having enough troops here. I think that's pretty well acknowledged by most experts now. And that caused us significantly greater problems.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain discusses the mistakes made in the Iraq war regarding troop levels.

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