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John McCain

President of the International Republican Institute. Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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Stop Assad Now—Or Expect Years of War

by John McCain

New York (USA) | 5 October 2016

‘They make a desert and call it peace,” wrote the Roman historian Tacitus, quoting an enemy of Rome about its brutal conquests. The same could be said today of Bashar Assad and his ally Russian President Vladimir Putin in Syria.
At this moment, Syrian and Russian forces, together with (...)

Chairman McCain letter to Secretary Carter

by John McCain

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 5 April 2016

The Honorable Ashton Carter Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301
Dear Secretary Carter:
As a young military officer, I bore witness to the failed policy of gradual escalation that ultimately led to our nation’s defeat in the Vietnam War. Now as Chairman of the (...)

John McCain Speech at NED dealing with regime change in Iran

by John McCain

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 10 June 2010

Thank you, Carl [Gershman], for that introduction—and for your leadership of the National Endowment for Democracy. Across the world, this institution is living up to the founding vision set for it three decades ago by my idol, Ronald Reagan. “The objective I propose,” Reagan said, “is quite (...)