In this interview with Anderson Cooper, McCain said he can see no scenario other than victory by which troops might leave Iraq, even if it means we're going to be stuck there a very long time.

COOPER: Is there any scenario in which withdrawing troops would be acceptable to you, or redeploying them?

MCCAIN: Not until we have the situation under control, to the degree that the Iraqi government can exert its influence through most of the country, that you start with the — that you move forward with a political and economic process.

COOPER: So, success is crucial before the U.S. can pull out in any meaningful way?

MCCAIN: That’s my view. And that view, by the way, is held by the majority of experts that I know about the region.

Someone might wish to point out to him that our presence there has not exactly made Iraq safer or encouraged the Iraqi government to stand up on their own.