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title: "Anybody who believes the surge has not succeeded, militarily, politic… — John McCain Quote #42 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "Anybody who believes the surge has not succeeded, militarily, politically and in most other ways, frankly, does not know the facts on the ground. — a quote by John McCain."
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> # Anybody who believes the surge has not succeeded, militarily, politically and in most other ways, frankly, does not know the facts on the ground.

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## More from John McCain

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

[Permalink to quote \#41](https://quotesby.net/John-McCain/41/ "Permalink to quote 41")
2. > As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it -- along the lines that President Bush proposed.

[Permalink to quote \#43](https://quotesby.net/John-McCain/43/ "Permalink to quote 43")
3. > 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…

[Permalink to quote \#40](https://quotesby.net/John-McCain/40/ "Permalink to quote 40")

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