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John McCain: “It is really worse than doing nothing because it is giving sort of an excuse for the international community not to step…”

On the recordApril 23, 2012
It is really worse than doing nothing because it is giving sort of an excuse for the international community not to step up.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain expresses frustration that the U.N. mission in Syria is providing cover for inaction while the regime continues to kill.

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