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On the recordFebruary 27, 2007
He has been the chief cheerleader for what most Americans -- two-thirds of us now -- think has been a disastrous war in Iraq.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala critiques John McCain's support for the Iraq war and its impact on his presidential campaign.

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