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John McCain: “What he doesn't -- what Senator Clinton doesn't understand, that presidents don't lose wars. Political parties don't…”

On the recordJune 4, 2007
What he doesn't -- what Senator Clinton doesn't understand, that presidents don't lose wars. Political parties don't lose wars. Nations lose wars. And when nations lose, the -- have the consequences of failure.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain emphasizes that it is nations that lose wars, not presidents or political parties, and stresses the importance of succeeding in Iraq.

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