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."

"Absent that kind of political accommodation and willingness to work together, it will be difficult to sustain all of the progress in Afghanistan."

"There is no way going forward that Syria can be stable with Assad in power."

"I think it is inevitable that, you know, given that unrest and instability, they are trying to take advantage of that situation."