John McCain actually said...

He pledged to combat corruption, improve governance, and deliver for the people of his country.

no amount of troops in no amount of time will ever be enough to completely achieve success in such a fight.

Will we withdraw our forces based on conditions on the ground or based on an arbitrary date, regardless of conditions on the ground?

When conditions on the ground have decisively begun to change for the better; that is when our troops should start to return home with honor...