John McCain actually said...

I don't think there's an expectation that there is going to be a wholesale withdrawal out of the Helmand next summer.

To believe that this is somehow going to hasten success, when the fact is that it enhances dramatically the chances of failure.

It doesn't give Karzai a sense of urgency. What it gives him is a sense of survival.

I continue to urge my colleagues to reject this effort to short-circuit the process--endorsed by the Department of Defense leaders, not by t...