John McCain actually said...

"It's important politically. It would signal to Sunni Arabs in Syria and beyond that we stand with them against the butchery of Bashar al Assad."

"We need to stand clearly, not in the middle of this Cold War, we need to stand on one side of it."

"We are not going to get to the table under these current conditions."

"To ultimately defeat Islamic State and end this terrible conflict, we need to change the political context."