Published: Sat, 16 Aug 2008
Description: (NECN) - At the Saddleback Civil Forum, John McCain said the challenge of the 21st century -- radical Islamic extremism. He said that he would follow bin Laden to the gates of Hell if need be, but that he would bring the man many believe is res...
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" Couple points one. I'm present United States my friends if I have to follow him to the gates of hell I will get Osama bin Laden and bring him justice. The only. No one should be allowed to take thousands of American innocent American. Lives. Of course evil must be defeated my friends we are facing the transcendent challenge of the 21 century. Radical Islamic extremists. Not long ago in Baghdad. Al Qaeda took two young women who are mentally disabled. And put suicide -- on sentimental marketplace. And by remote control detonated those suicide that's it -- and people. You have to tell me what is it. And we're gonna defeat. And this central battleground according to David Petraeus and Osama bin Laden is a battle so I said is is Baghdad Mosul and Basra in Iraq. And we are winning and we are succeeding and our troops will come home. With honor and with victory and not in defeat. That's -- half. Face this threat throughout the world it's not just in Iraq it's not just in Afghanistan our intelligence. People tell us Al Qaeda continues to try to establish cells here. In the United States of America. My friends. We must face this challenge we can face this challenge and we must totally defeated and were in a long struggle but when I'm around the young men and women. We're serving this nation in uniform. I have no doubt. --"