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On the recordFebruary 4, 2015
the recent successes of radical groups like ISIL, al-Qaeda, and Boko Haram, as well as our lack of a strategy to counter them, are a far more powerful source of radicalization and terrorist recruitment today than anything happening at GTMO.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain emphasizes the greater threat from radical groups over Guantanamo's impact.

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