McCain seeks to overcome war frustration
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Wednesday he's out to win the hearts and minds of voters on the Iraq war.
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Presidential contender John McCain said Saturday there aren't any good options if the buildup of U.S. troops doesn't stabilize Iraq.
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Republican presidential  candidate John McCain hit the road on Friday to rejuvenate his  limping campaign but clung to the theme that helped get him in  trouble -- his support for President George W. Bush&#39;s  politically unpopular strategy in Iraq.
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday urged South Carolina voters to pressure Congress to stay the course in Iraq, saying Democrats are heading down a "blatantly unconstitutional" path on the war.
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US Republican Senator John McCain,a key moderate who has often criticized the policies of old political foe President George W. Bush, on Monday offered a stout defense of Bush&#39;s Iraq policy and his leadership.
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Senator John McCain, a  Republican contender for the White House in 2008, chastised  Europe on Saturday for failing to supply the troops and money  to win in Afghanistan and said NATO's future was at stake.
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain, comparing the U.S. effort in Iraq to military campaigns like the Normandy invasion, said Saturday the current plan is the only decent option.
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Sen. John McCain&#39;s aides told me that he was on a trip to Latvia, Ukraine and Norway when the latest battle in The War over the War over the War erupted.
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Republican angst over the war in Iraq may be helping fuel John McCain's rise as a top presidential contender, even though he has been the campaign's highest profile supporter of the unpopular conflict, according to surveys in early voting states and interviews with GOP pollsters.
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By Bob Schieffer. By Mark Knoller. By Dotty Lynch. (CBS/AP) Sen. John McCain has called on both political parties to declare a cease-fire in the increasingly bitter partisan quarrel over John Kerry&#39;s Vietnam war record.
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SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 30 -- Life, according to Sen. John McCain of Arizona, is full of anecdotes. And for years to come, he's sure to retell with pride the one that began about 3 p.m. Wednesday.
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Republican Sen. John McCain on Thursday became the second presidential contender to back away from saying the war in Iraq had "wasted" the lives of U.S. troops.
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NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain said Monday it was fair game to criticize Democrat John Kerry's anti-war protests three decades ago, firing an opening salvo as Republicans sought to use their national convention to portray President Bush as a strong wartime leader...
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McCain's favorability has dropped below 50 percent for the first time since 1999, presumably over his support for the Iraq war.
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Republican Sen. John McCain, a staunch defender of the Iraq war, on Tuesday faulted the Bush administration for misleading Americans into believing the conflict would be "some kind of day at the beach."
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday the war in Iraq has been mismanaged for years and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be remembered as one of the worst in history.
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NEW YORK Aug. 30, 2004 - Sen. John McCain said Monday it was fair game to criticize Democrat John Kerry&#39;s anti-war protests three decades ago, firing an opening salvo as Republicans at their national convention