Sen. John McCain's Remarks From New Hampshire

McCain: Obama Still Wrong on Iraq Republican John McCain says his Democratic rival Barack Obama is wrong on Iraq. McCain says U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq with honor and victory. SPEAKER: SEN. JOHN MCCAIN ( R-ARIZ.): (JOINED IN PROGRESS) ... our progress in Iraq. Now, my friends, if we had failed in Iraq, you would have seen increased Iranian influence, you would have seen an increase in sectarian violence. We would have seen al Qaeda establishing another foothold. And by the way, al Qaeda's on the run, but they're not defeated. And this success is fragile, and we cannot reverse it. And we cannot reverse it by doing what Senator Obama has said that he wants to do. He refuses to acknowledge the conditions on the ground. Now, the benefits of success are very clear to me. And that is, we will have restrained Iranian... [read full story]