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title: "It's a tough war we're in. It's not going to be over right away. Ther… — John McCain Quote #40 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "It's a tough war we're in. It's not going to be over right away. There's going to be other wars. I'm sorry to tell you, there's going to be other war… — a quote by John McCain."
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> # It's a tough war we're in. It's not going to be over right away. There's going to be other wars. I'm sorry to tell you, there's going to be other wars. We will never surrender but there will be other wars. And right now - we're gonna have a lot of PTSD to treat, my friends. We're gonna have a lot of combat wounds that have to do with these terrible explosive IEDs that inflict such severe wounds. And my friends, it's gonna be tough, we're gonna have a lot to do.

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## More from John McCain

1. > I was in a conference in Germany over the weekend and President Putin of Germany gave one of the old Cold War style speeches...

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2. > I have a clear record, both publicly and privately, of saying Alito and Roberts are what we want on the Supreme Court.

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3. > I love him dearly. On issues of economics and ... family values, there's nobody that I know that's stronger.

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