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John McCain: “Would it not be nice if the President of the United States said, wait a minute, we are going to gauge our withdrawal as…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
Would it not be nice if the President of the United States said, wait a minute, we are going to gauge our withdrawal as to the conditions on the ground rather than what is now a declared policy of withdrawal by 2017?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain criticizes the fixed withdrawal timeline and advocates for a conditions-based approach.

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