Did You Notice McCain Described Bin Laden As A Freedom Fighter?
The First Presidential Debate
September 26, 2008
Following is a transcript of the first presidential debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama in Oxford, Miss., as recorded by CQ Transcriptions:
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MCCAIN: First of all, I won't repeat the mistake that I regret enormously, and that is, after we were able to help the Afghan freedom fighters and drive the Russians out of Afghanistan, we basically washed our hands of the region.
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Osama Bin Laden started off as a freedom fighter, a Mujahideen, against the Russian occupation of Afghanistan.
How the CIA created Osama bin Laden
September 26, 2008
Following is a transcript of the first presidential debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama in Oxford, Miss., as recorded by CQ Transcriptions:
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MCCAIN: First of all, I won't repeat the mistake that I regret enormously, and that is, after we were able to help the Afghan freedom fighters and drive the Russians out of Afghanistan, we basically washed our hands of the region.
--MORE--
Osama Bin Laden started off as a freedom fighter, a Mujahideen, against the Russian occupation of Afghanistan.
How the CIA created Osama bin Laden