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John McCain: I stood up for the surge when everybody said, 'You're crazy', that it would be the end of my political ambitions.

On the recordFebruary 14, 2010
I stood up for the surge when everybody said, 'You're crazy', that it would be the end of my political ambitions.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain defended his support for the surge in Iraq as part of his conservative credentials.

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