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John McCain: He laid out the reasons why it was important to intervene and what would have happened in Benghazi. There are many of us…

On the recordMarch 27, 2011
He laid out the reasons why it was important to intervene and what would have happened in Benghazi. There are many of us that are convinced that if we had taken that action three weeks earlier, just declaring a no-fly zone, it would have had a similar effect.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain discussed the importance of earlier intervention in Libya and its potential impact.

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