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John McCain: I think it's either willfully misleading the American people, to interrupt the narrative we got bin Laden and al Qaeda's…

On the recordOctober 23, 2012
I think it's either willfully misleading the American people, to interrupt the narrative we got bin Laden and al Qaeda's on the run -- by the way, al Qaeda is not on the run.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain critiques the narrative surrounding al Qaeda's status and suggests potential misleading information to the public.

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