The day that this -- the leadership of the military comes to me and says, 'Senator, we ought to change the policy,' then I think we ought to consider seriously changing it, because those leaders in the military are the ones we give the responsibility to.
John McCain: “The day that this -- the leadership of the military comes to me and says, 'Senator, we ought to change the policy,' then…”
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John McCain expresses his stance on changing military policy based on military leadership's recommendation.
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