War Quotes by John McCain

Countries, not just their armies, win wars.

— John McCain

Vladimir Putin is a war criminal.

— John McCain

Reducing military presence has never in history won a war.

— John McCain

Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war.

— John McCain

I know what war's like. I know what scene's like.

— John McCain

Iraq is now the central front in the war against al-Qaeda.

— John McCain

But we have a war of ideals and ideas, and that is to sell democracy...

— John McCain

As long as there is a war on terrorism going on, we're all going to have to work together.

— John McCain

As almost anyone with war experience knows, you're never supposed to show the enemy what you won't do to win.

— John McCain

We need not risk our national honor to prevail in this or any war.

— John McCain

Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war.

— John McCain

The U.S. never lost a battle against North Vietnam, but it lost the war.

— John McCain

I know in war good people can feel obliged for good reasons to do things they would normally object to and recoil…

— John McCain

I observed a thousand acts of courage, compassion and love [as a POW] and I will always treasure that memory above all…

— John McCain

There's going to be other wars. I'm sorry to tell you, there's going to be other wars. We will never surrender, but…

— John McCain

You cannot tell the enemy you're going to leave and expect the enemy to not - and expect to succeed. I mean,…

— John McCain

During one period while I was in solitary, I memorized the names of all 335 of the men who were then prisoners…

— John McCain

Both candidates in this election [2004] pledge to end this war and bring our troops home. The great difference - the great…

— John McCain

The United States expects a lot of its partners and allies, including joint patrolling, significant contributions to armed conflicts, and a strict…

— John McCain

I'm as frustrated with the French, I think, as anyone, but look, there's going to be other challenges and there are going…

— John McCain

I guarantee you, as president of the United States, I know how to heal the wounds of war, I know how to…

— John McCain

We conservatives can win the ideological battles on a level playing field. Our ideas are better. Given fair elections based on contributions…

— John McCain

War is awful. Nothing, not the valor with which it is fought nor the nobility of the cause it serves, can glorify…

— John McCain

I put the Vietnam War behind me a long time ago, and what I wanted to (do) among other things was help…

— John McCain

On Putin's order, Russia intervenes in Syria not to fight terrorists but to abet the war crimes of the Assad regime. Russian…

— John McCain

Subjecting prisoners to abuse leads to bad intelligence, because under torture a detainee will tell his interrogator anything to make the pain…

— John McCain

On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a complete review of the impact on morale…

— John McCain

“Service academies are not just colleges with a uniform dress code. Their purpose is to prepare you for one profession alone, and…

— John McCain

War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality.

— John McCain

Europeans are greater than they have been since any time since the end of the Cold War.

— John McCain

That's give [Donald Trump] so much attention. And it's so funny. There actually have conflicting opinions on women in combat, in the…

— John McCain

How does it make sense to remove an option, to tell your enemy before you go into a conflict, that you will…

— John McCain

I would never want to see myself viewed as beating the drums of war, ... but I would rather live with that…

— John McCain

We are Americans first, Americans last, Americans always... Let us argue our differences. But remember we are not enemies, but comrades in…

— John McCain

When you have airplanes with precision weapons, striking hospitals in Aleppo and slaughtering innocent men, women and children, you're committing a war…

— John McCain

I think that Donald Rumsfeld will go down in history as one of the worst secretaries of defense in history. We are…

— John McCain

Giving peace a chance only gives Saddam Hussein more time to prepare for war on his terms, at a time of his…

— John McCain

I think it's important for Donald Trump to express his appreciation for veterans - not John McCain, but veterans who were incarcerated…

— John McCain

The abuse of prisoners hurts America's cause in the war on terror, endangers US service members who might be captured by the…

— John McCain