John McCain actually said...

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.

Context

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

06/04/2007

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