GOP Showdown: Hagel vs. McCain
John McCain may be a little miffed that the president is sending only 21,500 additional troops to Iraq, but he still supports a surge -- even, aparently, if it's unlikely to succeed. Chuck Hagel, on the other hand, thinks sending any troops into a civil war is a mistake, particularly if the prime minister of Iraq doesn't even want them around.John McCain may be a little miffed that the president is sending only 21,500 additional troops to Iraq, but he still supports a surge — even, aparently, if it’s unlikely to succeed. Chuck Hagel, on the other hand, thinks sending any troops into a civil war is a mistake, particularly if the prime minister of Iraq doesn’t even want them around.
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