John McCain actually said...

"If we continue to wring our hands and continue to be dominated by fears... then Russian aggression will not just advance in the Middle East."

"What we should have said right from the outset is that, 'We're going to fly our airplanes wherever we want, when we want, and what you should do'... 'is avoid that, or else face confrontation.'"

"I urge the members of this committee to take a different approach, to challenge responsible Russians to see how strange and counterproductive their country's policies looks to the outside world, not t..."

"Having said that, President Putin will not be in power forever."