--- title: "2 Baghdad Quotes By John McCain" description: "2 Baghdad quotes by John McCain. Plus more from John McCain and more Baghdad sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/john-mccain-465_airports_the-day-that-i-can-land-at-the-airport-i_824027.png" --- > [The day that I can land at the airport in Baghdad and ride in an unarmed car down the highway to the Green Zone is the day that I'll start considering withdrawals from Iraq.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/the-day-that-i-can-land-at-the-airport-in-baghdad-and-ride-in-an/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/john-mccain-465_airports_the-day-that-i-can-land-at-the-airport-i_824027.png) > [There are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/there-are-neighborhoods-in-baghdad-where-you-and-i-could-walk-through/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c51/john-mccain-465_baghdad_there-are-neighborhoods-in-baghdad-where_2084087.png) ## Other authors on Baghdad - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mohammed-saeed-alsahaf-68860.jpg) Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf 40 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baghdad/mohammed-saeed-al-sahaf/) ## More by John McCain > [I have the utmost confidence in General Mattis, General Flynn, General Kelly, Dan Coates. I couldn't have picked a better team. And so I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-have-the-utmost-confidence-in-general-mattis-general-flynn-general/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/washington-is-a-hollywood-for-ugly-people-hollywood-is-a-washington/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [I think that it's important that we understand the importance of the Hispanic vote in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-think-that-it-s-important-that-we-understand-the-importance-of-the/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [ I will not agree to have this bill \[to repeal DADT \] go forward, because our economy is in the tank. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-will-not-agree-to-have-this-bill-to-repeal-dadt-go-forward-because/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [I don't know a politician who enjoys fundraising. The system is such that the American people have lost faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-don-t-know-a-politician-who-enjoys-fundraising-the-system-is-such/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [It is perhaps my greatest hope, Mr. President, that some day we'll consider tax and spending measures with no one else in mind but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/it-is-perhaps-my-greatest-hope-mr-president-that-some-day-we-ll/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [This kind of horror has become all too familiar to us. As parents, Cindy and I offer our prayers to the memory of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/this-kind-of-horror-has-become-all-too-familiar-to-us-as-parents/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Thousands of Americans have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq upholding their oaths and defending this nation. Chelsea Manning broke her oath and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/thousands-of-americans-have-given-their-lives-in-afghanistan-and-iraq/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [The truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. It sometimes causes us difficulties at home and abroad. It is sometimes used by our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/the-truth-is-sometimes-a-hard-pill-to-swallow-it-sometimes-causes-us/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Countries, not just their armies, win wars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/countries-not-just-their-armies-win-wars/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a terrorist organization. And there is a real threat of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/my-greatest-fear-is-the-iranians-acquire-a-nuclear-weapon-and-give-it/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/presidential-ambition-is-a-disease-that-can-only-be-cured-by/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [3 "amnesty" didn't mean rewarding illegal behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/3-amnesty-didn-t-mean-rewarding-illegal-behavior/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [On the subject of Osama bin Laden... we will track him down. We will capture him. We will bring him to justice, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/on-the-subject-of-osama-bin-laden-we-will-track-him-down-we-will/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [That's Joe Biden right there - unbowed, unbroken and unable to stop talking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/that-s-joe-biden-right-there-unbowed-unbroken-and-unable-to-stop/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baghdad/john-mccain/#itemlist", "name": "2 Baghdad Quotes By John McCain", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The day that I can land at the airport in Baghdad and ride in an unarmed car down the highway to the Green Zone is the day that I'll start considering withdrawals from Iraq.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John McCain" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/the-day-that-i-can-land-at-the-airport-in-baghdad-and-ride-in-an/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/john-mccain-465_airports_the-day-that-i-can-land-at-the-airport-i_824027.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/john-mccain-465_airports_the-day-that-i-can-land-at-the-airport-i_824027.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/john-mccain-465_airports_the-day-that-i-can-land-at-the-airport-i_824027.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The day that I can land at the airport in Baghdad and ride in an unarmed car down the highway to the Green…” — John McCain", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods today.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John McCain" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/there-are-neighborhoods-in-baghdad-where-you-and-i-could-walk-through/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c51/john-mccain-465_baghdad_there-are-neighborhoods-in-baghdad-where_2084087.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c51/john-mccain-465_baghdad_there-are-neighborhoods-in-baghdad-where_2084087.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c51/john-mccain-465_baghdad_there-are-neighborhoods-in-baghdad-where_2084087.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods today.” — John McCain", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baghdad/john-mccain/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baghdad/john-mccain/", "name": "Baghdad Quotes by John McCain", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baghdad/john-mccain/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/john-mccain-465_airports_the-day-that-i-can-land-at-the-airport-i_824027.png" }, "description": "2 Baghdad quotes by John McCain. 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