John McCain actually said...

"The fact is that we could have been given sovereign immunity, as we have in other countries, to keep our troops there."

"We are not going anywhere, and we will continue to reassure our partners, deter aggressors, and counter those seeking to create instability."

"So to say that the Iraqi Government did not want us when they did not know the numbers and missions that we wanted to have there, of course, makes it more understandable why we did not reach an agreem..."

"This is about our needs as well, Mr. Secretary."