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title: "The point is it's American casualties. We've go to get American's off… — John McCain Quote #36 | QuotesBy.net"
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> # The point is it's American casualties. We've go to get American's off the frontline, have the Iraqis as part of the strategy, take over more and more of the responsibilities, and then I don't think Americans are concerned if we're there for a hundred years or a thousand years or ten thousand years.

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