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On the recordMarch 25, 2008
It would be an unconscionable act of betrayal, a stain on our character as a great nation, if we were to walk away from the Iraqi people and consign them to the horrendous violence, ethnic cleansing and possibly genocide that would follow a reckless, irresponsible and premature withdrawal.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain criticizes the Democrats' plan for troop withdrawal from Iraq, framing it as a betrayal of the Iraqi people.

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