John McCain actually said...

It was a carefully planned attack. It was done by people who were obviously Muslim extremists who wanted to do everything they can to drive the United States out of the country. And you know their ultimate goal is to destroy America.

Context

McCain describes the nature of the attack as coordinated and carried out by Muslim extremists aiming to harm the U.S.

09/11/2012

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