On the recordMay 13, 2012
What they need, first of all, is weapons to defend themselves. Non-lethal equipment, as the secretary of state and others have pledged, doesn't do very well against tanks and artillery.
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transcripts.cnn.comJohn McCain: “What they need, first of all, is weapons to defend themselves. Non-lethal equipment, as the secretary of state and…”
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McCain argues that the Syrian opposition needs weapons to effectively defend themselves against the Assad regime.
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