John McCain actually said...

The surge force allowed us to reverse Taliban momentum, and to that end we have been largely successful.

McCain highlights the success of the surge in Afghanistan against the Taliban.

02/14/2011

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this border fence issue has been a waste of billions of dollars.

I would point out that only 53 miles of the fence is complete, and the contract was for up to 2,000 miles of fencing.

Is this not the second failure of a virtual fence over the past 10 years, I think?

I asked the Chairman of this Committee if we could have a hearing about the border fence and the waste of billions of dollars.