John McCain
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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.
In the words of Chairman Mao, it's always darkest before it's totally black.
One state is cracking down on companies that hire illegals with a law its critics call the death penalty for business.
I will stand where I stand today and trust you to give me a fair hearing. There's too much at stake in this election for any candidate to do less.
Democratic candidates for president will argue for the course of cutting our losses and withdrawing from the threat in the vain hope it will not follow us here. I cannot join them in such wishful and very dangerous thinking.
If we withdraw, there will be chaos. There will be genocide and they will follow us home.
When the majority leader of the U.S. Senate says we've lost the war, the men and women that are serving in Iraq reject that notion.
My wife Cindy was a teacher of special education before I took her out of an honest line of work.
John McCain confessed to the graduating class of the Merchant Marine Academy that he was a discipline problem at the Naval Academy.
And Americans have made great sacrifices, some of which were unnecessary because of this management of the war -- mismanagement of this conflict.
We still have broken borders, and we still have this problem of not finding out who those -- these people are.
How many votes will John McCain lose for touting that immigration plan so unpopular in his party?
What Senator Clinton doesn't understand, that presidents don't lose wars; political parties don't lose wars. Nations lose wars.
This is a national security issue, first and foremost. Ever since 9/11, it's a national security issue.
What he doesn't -- what Senator Clinton doesn't understand, that presidents don't lose wars. Political parties don't lose wars. Nations lose wars. And when nations lose, the -- have the consequences of failure.





