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John McCain Praises President Obama's Afghanistan War Strategy

Senator John McCain said Tuesday that President Obama made the "right choice" in sending 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, but warned that setting a withdrawal timetable sends the wrong message to U.S. allies and enemies. "I think this policy can succeed . . . and I think it deserves robust public support, both from Democrats and Republicans," the Arizona senator said in a speech to the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation. McCain vowed to be an ally in the public campaign for the Afghanistan strategy and promised to work to get the president the votes his war policies need ...

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