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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 17 > In 9/11 response, McCain’s eye was always on Iraq

In 9/11 response, McCain’s eye was always on Iraq

By David D. Kirkpatrick / The Bulletin
August 17, 2008

WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain arrived late at his Senate office on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just after the first plane hit the World Trade Center.

“This is war,” he murmured to his aides. The sound of scrambling fighter planes rattled the windows, sending a....

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