On the recordJune 18, 2014
Did my colleague hear President Obama say it is unacceptable for Iraq or Islamists to have safe havens in Iraq and Syria? Did my colleague hear him say that? Mr. McCAIN. No, I did not, but I did hear him say on December 14, 2011: ``We are leaving behind a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant Iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people,'' and other quotes throughout the campaign.
