Quotes from John McCain

We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos, there will be genocide, and they will follow us home.

I will not leave the Republican Party, ... The Republican Party is my home.

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only dream to emulate.

On my honor, I swear to you, that from my first day in office to the last breath I draw, I will do everything in my power to make you proud of your government.

The French repulsed wave after wave of frontal attacks at Dien Bien Phu. The 1968 Tet offensive against the U.S. was a military disaster that effectively destroyed the Viet Cong. But Giap persisted and prevailed.

We cannot have a separate group of people that are military and a separate civilian society. Otherwise, it's dangerous to democracy.

As he assumes the awesome responsibilities of the presidency, Donald Trump has inherited a world on fire and a U.S. military weakened by years of senseless budget cuts. I am encouraged that he recognizes these problems and has pledged to rebuild the military.

I get along with the Democrats, but please - I'm not their hero.

Americans and Europeans share a common goal - to build an enduring peace based on freedom.

We are a country with a conscience.

I'm not against a border wall, OK, but go to China, and you'll see a border wall there. We need technology, we need drones, we need surveillance capabilities, and we need rapid-reaction capabilities.

On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a complete review of the impact on morale and battle effectiveness of 'don't ask, don't tell' before we repeal it. That's my position now. Now they're trying to ram through a repeal without a - any kind of really realistic survey done.

I consider myself a Christian. I attend church. My faith has sustained me in very difficult times.

On Putin's order, Russian security services try to destabilize NATO allies the U.S. has sworn to defend.

The first thing we have to do is get spending under control in Washington. It's completely out of control. We Republicans came to power to change government, and government changed us.

Since when is the intelligence agency supposed to be an air force of drones that goes around killing people? I believe that it's a job for the department of defense.

Improve human intelligence to get Osama bin Laden.

On Putin's order, corrupt apparatchiks and crony oligarchs rob Russians of their nation's wealth and resources.

Saddam Hussein is a risk-taking aggressor who has attacked four countries, used chemical weapons against his own people, professed a desire to harm the United States and its allies, and, even faced with the prospect of his regime's imminent destruction, has still refused to abide by Security Council demands that he disarm.

I believe that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein. I believe it's clear that he had every intention to acquire and use weapons of mass destruction. I can only imagine what Saddam Hussein would be doing with the wealth he would acquire with oil at $110 and $120 a barrel.

To argue against the global economy is like stating opposition to the weather - it continues whether you like it or not.

The first role of government is to help people who are in crisis or need. That's why we have government.

Government should take care of those in America who can't care for themselves. That's a role of government.

Sen. Obama comes from the old Chicago machine politics and has never taken on the special interests in his party on a major issue ever.