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title: "Because I know that as successful as I believe we will be, and I beli… — John McCain Quote #12 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "Because I know that as successful as I believe we will be, and I believe that the success [in Iraq] will be fairly easy, we will still lose some Amer… — a quote by John McCain."
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> # Because I know that as successful as I believe we will be, and I believe that the success \[in Iraq\] will be fairly easy, we will still lose some American young men or women. And that's a great tragedy.

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## More from John McCain

1. > The vice president has two duties. One is to inquire daily as to the health of the president, and the other is to attend the funerals of third world dictators.…

[Permalink to quote \#11](https://quotesby.net/John-McCain/11/ "Permalink to quote 11")
2. > I think one of our big problems has been the fact that many Iraqis resent American military presence. And I don't pretend to know exactly Iraqi public opinion.…

[Permalink to quote \#13](https://quotesby.net/John-McCain/13/ "Permalink to quote 13")
3. > \[B\]y 2008, I think I might be ready to go down to the old soldiers home and await the cavalry charge there.

[Permalink to quote \#10](https://quotesby.net/John-McCain/10/ "Permalink to quote 10")

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