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On the recordJanuary 23, 2008
If we do what Senator Clinton said that she wanted to do the night before last, and that's wave the white flag of surrender and set a date for withdrawal, then we will have expenses, my friends, in American blood and treasury, because al Qaeda will then have won.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain criticizes Clinton's stance on Iraq and warns of the consequences of withdrawal.

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