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John McCain: “For you to sit there and say that we tried obviously contradicts three of the most respected people in America.”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
For you to sit there and say that we tried obviously contradicts three of the most respected people in America.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain challenges the claim that the U.S. attempted to negotiate a stabilizing force in Iraq.

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