John McCain actually said...

"Can you assure the committee that the administration does not see a protracted stalemate and conflict in Syria as somehow a good thing or a goal of U.S."

"If we reject this resolution, does it not send a serious... bad message to our friends and allies alike, encourages our enemies, and would dispirit our friends."

"When you tell the enemy you're going to attack them, they are obviously going to disperse and try to make it harder."

"What is the strategy for actually stopping this?"