John McCain actually said...

I support efforts to increase the number of civilian officials and the overall non-military level of effort in Afghanistan.

McCain emphasizes the need for more civilian involvement in Afghanistan alongside military efforts.

01/26/2009

More John McCain Quotes

We must always ask what problems we are trying to solve.

We must always measure any reform against the military's unique mission of combat effectiveness.

None of these issues are simple. None of them are--that there's just a easy solution to them.

Isn't it also true that every time there is a crisis or a problem, we create another bureaucracy and, in some cases, an entire command that-...