McCain on Iraq: If We Pull Out of Afghanistan, the Same Thing Will Happen There

McCain on Iraq: If We Pull Out of Afghanistan, the Same Thing Will Happen There (RealClearPolitics)

CANDY CROWLEY: Senator McCain, lots of people, when we have you on, often say, why do you have him on so often? And we say because he answers our questions, because he expresses his views quite clearly.

And very often, what we get back -- and I think you get it on Twitter, too -- is, that's just John McCain. There isn't a thing this president could do that John McCain would approve of when it comes to foreign policy.

Your reply?

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: Well, my reply is that there are a number of things that the president has done foreign policy-wise that I have not only approved of, but supported.

If I look at the world in January of 2009, and I look at the world today, I can tell you this, Candy. It's very, very different. And I believe that's because, when the United States of America withdraws from leadership from the world, it creates a vacuum, and bad things happen.

And, by the way, I predicted what was going to happen in Iraq. And I'm predicting to you now that if we pull everybody out of Afghanistan, not based on conditions, you will see that same movie again in Afghanistan.