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John McCain: It tells me it is terrible, awful and reprehensible, but also again an argument for a sanctuary where the government…

On the recordAugust 1, 2012
It tells me it is terrible, awful and reprehensible, but also again an argument for a sanctuary where the government, such as they had in Benghazi in the case of Libya, where the government can set up the Syrian National Council and issue orders that this kind of atrocity must stop otherwise they lose legitimacy with the people of Syria.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain comments on the need for a governing body to prevent atrocities by opposition forces in Syria.

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