John McCain

Actually, we're not refusing to arm the Kurds. The problem is, it goes through Baghdad.

Yes, we need a political solution in Syria. But no such solution is possible with Bashar Assad still in power.

I think that we need to have a total of 15- to 20,000 United States troops in Iraq in order to provide the necessary enablers, advisors, and so forth.

This is not a terrorist organization. This is an army that is conducting military maneuvers on an operational level with a great deal of skill.

It seems to me that there's a degree of immorality associated with telling people you're going to train and equip them, and then not protect them from being killed.

This is not the moment to dismantle our capabilities to see what the enemy is doing.

One of the reasons why we were not acting more aggressively against Bashar Assad has got to do with this idea--or, in my view, illusion--that once we conclude the nuclear agreement, there will be a whole new relationship with Iran in the…

We are at war, whether we like it or not, and the longer this President refuses to address it, the worse it's going to be when we become engaged.

The fall of Ramadi and capture by ISIL of American-supplied military equipment is another setback for the United States.

This misguided approach has failed to stop, if not fostered, the expansion of ISIL to a dozen countries.

We have helped put him there with our policies.

The loss of Ramadi...must be recognized as a significant defeat.

Unless and until the United States leads a coalition effort to put far greater battlefield pressure on Assad, a political solution will never be within reach.

The Syrian strategy needs to be thought out.

You cannot argue for a forceful strategy in Iraq and defend the sequester.

This is the beginning of the regional war. It could get a lot worse, but this is a war that is becoming a sectarian war across the region.

ISIL's victory gives it the appearance of strength and boosts its ability to recruit more fighters.

ISIS is one of the most evil organizations that has ever existed in the world.

If we keep up like we are doing, our children and grandchildren will not experience the same lifestyle, whether we are Indian or non-Indian.

The drought is terrible.

What are Arizona's next Indian water settlements that Interior is close to moving as legislation?

Senator McCain. I want you to kill off that salt cedar, okay?

These are solemn treaty obligations of the United States that we are talking about here.

I can tell you first-hand how important and beneficial these congressionally-enacted Indian water settlements are to the tribes in my State.

We must protect the water rights of Native tribes to ensure their future.