John McCain actually said...

"I believe that we have to succeed. Otherwise, this country will have much greater problems than anything to do with my political ambitions."

"John McCain is thinking twice about comments that he made in Iraq last Sunday."

"Senator McCain says parts of Baghdad are safe enough to walk around in."

"The American people are not getting the full picture of what's happening here. They're not getting the full picture of the drop in murders, the establishment of security outposts throughout the city, ..."