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On the recordJuly 24, 2008
I know Prime Minister Maliki rather well, I know that he is a politician and I know that they are looking at upcoming elections. I know that he knows and every and the other leaders know there that it has to be condition-based.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain discusses the political dynamics in Iraq and the necessity for condition-based withdrawals of U.S. troops.

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