John McCain actually said...

"A critical part of the drawdown of U.S. forces is the interagency transition from DOD lead to the Department of State lead."

"It is absolutely essential that the United States, including the Congress, remain deeply engaged with Iraq during this critical transition."

"The drawdown of U.S. forces is based on our security agreement with the Government of Iraq."

"It remains important that a robust Federal response be prepared to augment the HRFs."