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> # 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 administrations had such antipathy towards Hamas because of their dedication to violence and the things that they not only espouse but practice, so . . . but it's a new reality in the Middle East. I think the lesson is people want security and a decent life and decent future, that they want democracy. Fatah was not giving them that.

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## More from John McCain

1. > 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.

[Permalink to quote \#17](https://quotesby.net/John-McCain/17/ "Permalink to quote 17")
2. > I don't know if I would want him as vice president. He and I have the same strengths. But to serve in other capacities? Hell, yeah.

[Permalink to quote \#19](https://quotesby.net/John-McCain/19/ "Permalink to quote 19")
3. > Except for making my kids sing Hail To The Chief I never think of myself as President.

[Permalink to quote \#16](https://quotesby.net/John-McCain/16/ "Permalink to quote 16")

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