not to jump to the defense of the right, BUT:
World War II was a proper war. We won, our enemies got to the business of straightening their shit back out with our help. End of story.
Iraq has never really been a war; It has been an occupation of a territory that has only (historically) been stable when under a dictatorship. IMO, Iraq can ONLY be fixed by breaking it up, like Yugoslavia, and keeping a UN/US presence for the foreseeable future.
As much as I say we never should have gone to Iraq, I also say we can’t pull out entirely until there is some “normalcy” there.
We have people in Japan 63 years later, so why would McCain’s statement be insane? Also, keep in mind that it’s been taken out of context when it has been reported.