John McCain actually said...

"My personal belief is that the longest road to victory here is purely an air campaign."

"They deserve our support, and actually they're a--they would constitute a form of pressure on the government in Tehran."

"Our mission was to ensure that Afghanistan would never again be a safe haven for al-Qaeda or other radical Islamist terrorists to attack us again."

"We have seen a remarkable progress in Afghan society: more schools and more teachers; greater opportunities for women and girls in the classroom, in the workforce, and in positions of leadership."