John McCain actually said...

You have nothing to replace it with. Otherwise, you would be using the F-15's and the F-16's, which you have plenty of.

McCain emphasizes the absence of a suitable replacement for the A-10.

02/10/2016

More John McCain Quotes

Setting the July 2011 date to begin reductions of our forces is a reasonable way to impart to the Government of Afghanistan a sense of focus...

It is obvious from your experience in Afghanistan that the Afghan people do not want the return of the Taliban.

the presidential election was riddled with fraud and that the turnout was much lower than expected because of intimidation by the Taliban.

It doesn't matter whether we call it a cliff or a ramp or anything else. It's still an exit sign.