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American character-driven leadership, Senator McCain believed, was the greatest force for good the world had ever seen. A lifelong champion of America’s military might, Senator McCain was also a staunch defender of America’s diplomatic and NGO corps. He believed in a strong State Department led by capable diplomats, and strongly supported the National Endowment for Democracy’s role in building strong and responsive partner governments around the world. Learn more about Senator McCain’s view of America’s role in the global order.

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We are all Ukrainians in the respect that we have a sovereign nation that is again with international boundaries… that is again being taken in as part of Russia,
Senator John McCain on Ukraine, February 28 2014

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While I suppose this means I’ll spend this Easter in Sedona rather than Siberia, I couldn’t be more proud of being sanctioned by Vladimir Putin for standing up for freedom and huma...
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Senator John McCain on Ukraine, March 19 2015

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We said after Srebrenica that we’d never again [allow a genocide to happen]; after Rwanda, never again; after the holocaust, never again. The fact is that Qadhafi’s forces were on ...
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Senator John McCain on Libya, March 26 2011

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We have dealt a serious blow to Al Qaeda in recent years, but they're not defeated, and they'll strike us again, if they can. Iran remains the chief state sponsor of terrorism and is on the path to acquiring nuclear weapons.
Senator John McCain on Iran, September 5 2008

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The Iraq War "can’t be judged as anything other than a mistake, a very serious one, and I have to accept my share of the blame for it."
Senator John McCain on Iraq, April 17 2018

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We must acknowledge that we have a stake in what happens in Syria. It is not just about the suffering of others, as moving as that is. It is about the national security of the United States.
Senator John McCain on Syria, December 22 2016

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While Africa's problems -- poverty, corruption, disease, and instability -- are well known, we must refocus on the bright promise offered by many countries on that continent. We mu...
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Senator John McCain on Africa, March 26 2008

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Vietnam has come a long way in the past five years toward accepting that destiny, and the United States should recognize that progress has been made and should relinquish its lingering resentments from the war.
Senator John McCain on Vietnam, May 21 1995

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I looked into his eyes and saw three letters: a 'K', a 'G', and a 'B'.
Senator John McCain on Russia & Putin, September 26 2008

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The challenge is that as China has grown wealthier and stronger, it seems to be acting more and more like a bully… It is refusing to open more of its economy so that foreign busine...
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Senator John McCain on China, May 30 2017

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Don’t surrender the gains for our security and the progress for humanity that our Cold War victory achieved. Support the Russian people and their rights to liberty and justice, not...
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Senator John McCain on Russia & Putin, February 13 2017

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We must fight Vladimir Putin as determinedly as he fights us. We will stop him when we stop letting our partisan and personal interests expose our national security interests, even...
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Senator John McCain on Russia & Putin, April 17 2018
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