McCain: Iraq Is ‘A Peaceful And Stable Country Now’
Today, Time Magazine published an interview
with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that it conducted aboard McCain’s campaign
airplane. Reporters James Carney and Michael Scherer described McCain
as “prickly� and “at times, abrasive� during the course of the interview.
Carney and Scherer noted to McCain that the Iraqi government is
calling for a deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq even
though McCain’s previously stated definition of “victory� — “a peaceful, stable, prosperous democratic state�
— has not been achieved. The Arizona senator dismissed their
characterization of the situation, saying that Iraq is “a peaceful and
stable country now�:
Q: Some members of the [Iraqi] government have made it
clear in the last month or two that they might want to withdraw before
complete stability, before totally secure borders, before some of the
completeness of victory as you described. Is there any change, do
you think there is some wiggle room there because what you described
with Petraeus was an end point that was rather complete — a peaceful,
stable country.
MCCAIN: Its a peaceful and stable country now.
