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> # I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated.

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## More from John McCain

1. > Except for making my kids sing Hail To The Chief I never think of myself as President.

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2. > They're the government; sooner or later we are going to have to deal with them, one way or another, and I understand why this administration and previous admin…

[Permalink to quote \#18](https://quotesby.net/John-McCain/18/ "Permalink to quote 18")
3. > General Myers seems to assume that things have gone well in Iraq. General Myers seems to assume that the American people, the support for our conflict there is…

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