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.
Dec 13, 2015
Bergdahl's lawyer told me he was appalled that Senator McCain had done this. That it was sort of undue influence for members and congress to be openly talking and pressuring people in the middle of a criminal trial.
Dec 13, 2015
They were very upset that last month Senator John McCain said he would hold a hearing if Bergdahl was unpunished at the end of this procedure.
Dec 9, 2015
I appreciate the comments about the hearts and minds, but first you have got to kill them.
Dec 9, 2015
I believe that Goldwater-Nichols could never have come from within the Pentagon.
Dec 9, 2015
I think having a senior representative from the interagency present would be salutary.
Dec 9, 2015
I think putting the Chairman in the chain of command... is efficient, sensible, and frankly codifies what is in effect today.
Dec 9, 2015
I think we should seriously consider merging NORTHCOM and SOUTHCOM and merging EUCOM and AFRICOM.
Dec 9, 2015
Well, I just would finally make a comment, and that is that being a student of World War II, they did not have any of all this stuff.
Dec 8, 2015
Whatever illusions anyone may have had that our national security was not at stake in the conflict in Iraq and Syria or that ISIL was somehow contained, these attacks make it clear that ISIL's threat against our homeland is real, direct…
Dec 7, 2015
I respectfully disagree with this insane idea that somehow if we intervened to stop people that have just orchestrated an attack that killed people in San Bernardino, that somehow it will be counterproductive.
Dec 7, 2015
I think that has got to be part of the strategy in connection with all the military options, the air strikes, the troops, all of those things.
Dec 2, 2015
I might argue that in the days of Kissinger, we were more successful than we are today.
Dec 2, 2015
The current Commandant, General Robert Neller, is challenged, for example, by the reality of having to spend approximately 68 percent of his budget on those same costs.
Dec 2, 2015
The Senate Armed Services Committee meets to continue our series of hearings on defense reform.
Dec 2, 2015
The latest example of that is Libya, completely walking away, and many of us warned that the outcome now seems to be a new base for Al Qaeda.
Dec 2, 2015
I do not see that as something that would enhance the combat warfighting capability of our units.
Dec 2, 2015
The Senate passed the original Goldwater-Nichols Act by a vote of 95 to nothing.
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