John McCain actually said...

"What is beyond debate is that Iraq today is less violent, more democratic, and more prosperous and the United States more deeply engaged there than at any time in recent history."

"It is not normal. It is not. And the relations between Qatar and Iran are also troubling."

"A lot of them have died. And we did not do all of those things you are saying, and there is ample proof by the fact of the situation that they are in today."

"They feel abandoned and they have every reason to feel abandoned, and many of them are deserting to go to al-Nusra because they do not believe that they are getting any assistance."