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John McCain: Suppose that we send you additional troops and we tell those troops that, we support you, but we are convinced that you…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
Suppose that we send you additional troops and we tell those troops that, we support you, but we are convinced that you cannot accomplish your mission and we do not support the mission we are sending you on. What effect does that have on the morale of your troops?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona
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congress.gov
Jan 23, 2007

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Senator McCain discusses the impact of mixed signals on troop morale.

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