John McCain actually said...

"And you would agree that the Libyan people are largely very appreciative of the United States assistance in the overthrow of Qadafi?"

"We are not giving Libya assistance for a whole variety of reasons, not all ours, that will assist them in becoming a functioning democracy."

"I continue to believe we cannot give in to the temptation that our support for the democratic aspirations of people in Libya and elsewhere in the broader Middle East is naive or mistaken."

"Libya's transition to democracy remains rough and incomplete."