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John McCain: “Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen, please explain what comparable civilian arrangement will take over the peacekeeping…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen, please explain what comparable civilian arrangement will take over the peacekeeping role now played by U.S. troops operating along the Arab-Kurd fault lines in Iraq.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain questions the transition from military to civilian peacekeeping in Iraq.

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