McWAR IN JUNE 2003

Atrios has a video clip of a part of this June 11, 2003 interview¹.

CAVUTO: But -- but after a conflict...

MCCAIN: Let me just say...

CAVUTO: ... Senator -- after a conflict means after the conflict, and many argue the conflict isn't over.

MCCAIN: Well, then why was there a banner that said mission accomplished on the aircraft carrier?

Look, the -- I have said a long time that reconstruction of Iraq would be a long, long, difficult process, but the conflict -- the major conflict is over, the regime change has been accomplished, and it's very appropriate...

In two weeks, General Franks is going to come before the Senate Armed Services Committee, and we're going to have his overall assessment of the conflict. I think that's entirely appropriate because we'll be -- we'll be taking up the needs of the Defense Department and the men and women in the military on the Armed Services Committee.

But I'm looking for an overall review of the conflict, what we did right, what we did wrong, and what the needs are, including the issue of weapons of mass destruction. I remain confident that we will find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

¹Fox News Network
June 11, 2003 Wednesday
SHOW: YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO (16:00)
Sen. McCain Comments on WMD Search in Iraq
GUESTS: John McCain
BYLINE: Neil Cavuto
SECTION: Business
LENGTH: 1224 words