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.
The dirty little secret is that we don't have enough troops. We need to enlarge the size of the Army and the Marine Corps.
I respect you enormously. I appreciate your service. I regret deeply that you seem to think that the status quo and the rate of progress we are making is acceptable. I think most Americans do not.
The dirty little secret is that we don't have enough troops. We need to enlarge the size of the Army and the Marine Corps.
Senator John McCain has said that the Iraqi government needs to break the back of the Mehdi army and bring down Sadr.
I've always said we needed more troops in Iraq and obviously most people agree with that now in retrospect.
When Americans confront a catastrophe, either natural or manmade, their government across jurisdictions should be organized and ready to deliver bottled drinking water to dehydrated babies and rescue the aged and infirmed trapped in a…





