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John McCain: “No, but I am saying that he's responsible for our failure in Afghanistan and our failure in Iraq. We left Iraq and it's…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2012
No, but I am saying that he's responsible for our failure in Afghanistan and our failure in Iraq. We left Iraq and it's now disintegrating. Al Qaeda is coming back.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain holds President Obama accountable for the deteriorating situations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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