On the recordJuly 7, 2008
When I hear John McCain saying we can't surrender, we can't wave the white flag, nobody is talking about surrender. We're talking about common sense. We cannot be there forever.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “When I hear John McCain saying we can't surrender, we can't wave the white flag, nobody is talking about surrender.…”
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Obama responds to McCain's comments on Iraq, emphasizing the need to end the war.
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