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McCain Sticks to His Guns
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ABC News' Edward O'Keefe Reports: While appearing outside the White House, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) complimented the Iraq Study Group for their work but disagreed with several of their key recommendations.
The likely 2008 presidential contender rejected any notion of withdrawal, arguing as he long has, that the opposite -- a surge in troop numbers -- is essential to U.S. victory in Iraq.
Without an increase in troops, McCain said, "I am convinced that if we don't have additional troops in order to bring the situation under control we will delay the inevitable by a year or 18 months."
When asked to clarify the "inevitable," the Senator stated bluntly, "That we will lose."
Regarding consultation with neighboring states, McCain was equally pessimistic, saying, "If the price of Iranian cooperation with us is them have nuclear weapons, that's too high. If the price of Syrian cooperation is Lebanon, that price is too high."
McCain is the first potential 2008 candidate to directly reject major portions of the Iraq Study Group's report.
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