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John McCain

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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.

Feb 13, 2003

We will begin fielding components of a national missile defense this year.

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Feb 13, 2003

Supporting U.N. inspections is an essential step if we're going to keep the Security Council together.

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Feb 13, 2003

Supporting the inspectors in these and other ways is not inconsistent with the position that the administration has correctly taken that the burden is on Saddam Hussein to show where the prohibited material is or what he's done with it.

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Feb 13, 2003

This budget proposes only a modest increase in defense spending at a time when our military is engaged in one war.

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Feb 13, 2003

what time line are we looking at for OSD's desired bureaucratic reforms to actually have an impact on the battlefield for our warfighters?

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Feb 13, 2003

It poses a threat. I do not know how we can assure the security of our homeland when we have insecure borders.

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Feb 13, 2003

I do not see how you can possibly tell Americans that their homeland is secure if their border is not secure.

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Feb 13, 2003

We have no control over our southern border. 30,000 illegal immigrants are coming across the Arizona border every month.

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Feb 13, 2003

We do not want the military on the border. That is not appropriate. It is not constitutional.

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Feb 13, 2003

I am just exceedingly proud of that.

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Feb 13, 2003

I would urge you to look at the use of the Predator, and other high tech equipment which we have developed and could easily use along our border.

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