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On the recordFebruary 24, 2008
Clearly my fortunes have a lot to do with what's happened in Iraq, and I'm proud of that. Because Senator Clinton and Senator Obama said that we could not succeed militarily. We have. They said we could not succeed politically. We have.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain asserts that his campaign's success is linked to the military and political successes in Iraq, countering claims made by Clinton and Obama.

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