Political Quotes

John McCain: “The president says that the reason why the troops we have are there and the airstrikes we're launching is one for…”

On the recordSeptember 1, 2014
The president says that the reason why the troops we have are there and the airstrikes we're launching is one for humanitarian reasons as ISIS again traps people in humanitarian crisis or protection of American troops.
Said by
John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain critiques President Obama's justification for military action against ISIS, suggesting a lack of clear strategy.

Share

More from John McCain

Jun 26, 2018

Have you read about the FAST Act? Oh, yes. We have read about it but we really do not, you know, have to, like, pay a lot of attention to it.

congress.gov
Jul 16, 2018

No prior President has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the truth about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our President failed to defend all that makes us who…

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2018

These are not just any jobs. These are well-paying jobs that keep a lot of people employed.

congress.gov
Aug 23, 2018

We owe each other our respect as long as our character merits respect.

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation