Military.com | Nov 16, 2012
Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford appeared headed for easy confirmation Thursday as the new allied commander in Afghanistan, despite a few testy exchanges with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who questioned why Dunford has been left out of high-level discussions on troop withdrawals. Dunford testified alone at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. ... more
Military.com | Jan 31, 2013
President Obama's Secretary of Defense nominee faced tough questioning from a former Senate colleague and fellow Vietnam veteran during his confirmation hearing today. Sen. John McCain lit into former Sen. Chuck Hagel for having predicted the 2007 Iraq surge would be a blunder. Hagel, a Republican who was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1996... more
Associated Press | Jun 06, 2012
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - The White House is denying claims from Republican Sen. John McCain that it orchestrated leaks of classified information to news organizations to boost President Barack Obama's national security reputation and re-election chances. White House press secretary Jay Carney says any claim of leaks for political gain is "grossly... more
Associated Press | Jun 06, 2012
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's 2008 Republican rival on Tuesday accused senior administration officials of leaking classified information to news organizations to boost the Democrat's national security reputation and re-election chances. In a speech on the Senate floor and a separate interview with reporters, Sen. John McCain of Arizona... more
Military.com | Feb 07, 2013
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sparred with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) Thursday on whether the military could have prevented the attacks on Benghazi, Libya that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Sept. 11, 2011 attacks on the con... more