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John McCain: I begged you, Secretary Panetta, for example, to send a hospital ship over there to help treat their 30,000 wounded.

On the recordFebruary 6, 2013
I begged you, Secretary Panetta, for example, to send a hospital ship over there to help treat their 30,000 wounded.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain expresses frustration over inadequate support for Libya after Qaddafi's fall.

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