John McCain's Kevo

* Iran & Syria must not get nukes; they'll exterminate Israel. (Nov 2007)
* Iran is state sponsor of terrorism; no more evidence needed. (Nov 2007)
* Congressional consultation before attacking Iran's nukes. (Oct 2007)
* Sanctions to prevent Iranian nukes; but don't count on UN. (Sep 2007)
* Follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell. (May 2007)
* Prefers not to take troops out of Afghanistan. (Jan 2007)
* McCain Principle: Committing troops means completing mission. (Jan 2007)
* The War on Terror is the overriding and transcendent issue. (Oct 2004)
* The War on Terror is a fight between good and evil. (Aug 2004)
* The War on Terror a war we must fight. (Aug 2004)
* Avoiding the War on Terror has cost us dearly. (Aug 2004)
* Bush promised enemies would soon hear from us and they did. (Aug 2004)
* Our adversaries express a hatred for all good in humanity. (Aug 2004)
* Iran is sponsor of terrorism; US strike if they get nukes. (May 2007)
* Palestine: Against declaration of statehood. (Feb 1999)

Iraq War
* I would much rather lose a campaign than lose a war. (Oct 2007)
* Stategy in Iraq: defeat al-Qaeda; limit Iran's influence. (Sep 2007)
* Iraq is now the central front in the war against al-Qaeda. (Sep 2007)
* Americans want to win; bin Laden thinks he's winning now. (Sep 2007)
* Democrats proposing failure in Iraq by withdrawing. (Sep 2007)
* Reducing military presence has never in history won a war. (Sep 2007)
* Bring troops home the right way: home with honor. (Sep 2007)
* Surge is working; let it continue until it succeeds. (Sep 2007)
* Support the surge even if benchmarks are not met. (Aug 2007)
* Did not read NIE before war vote, but was fully briefed. (Jun 2007)
* If new strategy not working by Sept., we still must succeed. (Jun 2007)
* Willing to be last man standing for US involvement in Iraq. (May 2007)
* Consequences of failure: regional chaos & we must come back. (May 2007)
* In hindsight, Iraq invasion was still justified. (May 2007)
* Timetable would be catastrophe, even if Iraq wants it. (May 2007)
* Advocated leaving Somalia, but no comparison to Iraq. (May 2007)
* War has been mismanaged, but we are now on the right track. (May 2007)
* War in Iraq has not gone well: dire but not hopeless. (Mar 2007)
* Al Qaeda may take over Iraqi oilwells. (Mar 2007)
* Prefers more troops for surge, but 20,000 is sufficient. (Jan 2007)
* Bush now has the right strategy, and it's our last chance. (Jan 2007)
* Generals advising "no more troops" was a failed policy. (Jan 2007)
* If we leave Iraq, terrorists will follow us home. (Jan 2007)
* Send in a heavy wave of troops to Iraq to establish order. (Nov 2006)
* Looting, terrorism in Iraq a result of US mistakes. (Sep 2004)
* The Iraqi war was necessary after years of failed diplomacy. (Aug 2004)
* Saddam would have acquired terrible weapons again. (Aug 2004)
* The Iraqi war was necessary, achievable and noble. (Aug 2004)
* The cause of the Iraqi war was just. (Apr 2004)

Voting Record
* Congress has no authority to cut off funds for Iraqi use. (Jan 2007)
* Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
* Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
* Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
* Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
* Voted NO on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
* Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
* Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
* Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism. (Jan 2002)
* CIA assessments ib Iraqi WMDs were all wrong. (Mar 2005)
* Belief in Iraqi nukes was poor analysis of aluminum tubes. (Mar 2005)
* Belief in Iraqi BWs was based on one unreliable person. (Mar 2005)
* Belief in Iraqi CWs was based on flawed imagery. (Mar 2005)
* Iraq never had delivery systems to attack US mainland. (Mar 2005)
* CIA never questioned assumption that Saddam had WMDs. (Mar 2005)
* Conclusions on Iran and North Korea are all classified. (Mar 2005)
* Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)