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On the recordSeptember 10, 2014
You, in your role as a spokesperson bragged about the fact that the last American combat troop had left Iraq. If we had left a residual force, the situation would not be what it is today and there would be a lot more --
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain argues that the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq has led to the current situation.

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