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McCain declares ‘we have succeeded’ in Iraq
McCain declares ‘we have succeeded’ in Iraq
Here’s a video of an informal press conference McCain held in Michigan . The audio is a little tough to hear, so to clarify, McCain insisted that “we have succeeded” in Iraq. In fact, he said it multiple times: “I am happy to stand in front of you to tell you that this strategy has succeeded. It has succeeded. It has succeeded.” (It reminds me of the time Marge Simpson told Bart ...
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Main and Central — ... Btw, as that YouTube above points out, McInsane says we've Succeeded in Iraq! Not, we're succeeding, we've succeeded...! He even it clarified it later... ...

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