.McCain: U.S. not winning in Iraq
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and he still thinks more troops are needed on the ground.
McCain, a possible GOP presidential candidate in 2008, appeared Sunday on NBC News` 'Meet the Press.'
Asked whether the United States was winning the war, McCain said, 'I don`t think so, but I`m not sure that it`s turned into a civil war ... I think it`s been well documented now that we didn`t have enough (troops) there from the beginning, that we allowed the looting, that we did not have control, particularly ... (in areas such as) the Sunni Triangle, which led to us paying a very heavy price.'
McCain said U.S. troops must be able to deal with the insurgency, particularly Shiite militias.
He reaffirmed his stand that U.S. troops should not withdraw. 'I want to emphasize that we cannot lose this,' McCain said. 'It will cause chaos in Iraq and in the region, and ... we must prevail.'
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McCain, a possible GOP presidential candidate in 2008, appeared Sunday on NBC News` 'Meet the Press.'
Asked whether the United States was winning the war, McCain said, 'I don`t think so, but I`m not sure that it`s turned into a civil war ... I think it`s been well documented now that we didn`t have enough (troops) there from the beginning, that we allowed the looting, that we did not have control, particularly ... (in areas such as) the Sunni Triangle, which led to us paying a very heavy price.'
McCain said U.S. troops must be able to deal with the insurgency, particularly Shiite militias.
He reaffirmed his stand that U.S. troops should not withdraw. 'I want to emphasize that we cannot lose this,' McCain said. 'It will cause chaos in Iraq and in the region, and ... we must prevail.'
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