McCain in his statement said "the Democratic presidential contenders deny progress and see only gloom and doom. Where is the audacity of hope when it comes to backing the success of our troops all the way to victory in Iraq? What we heard last night was the timidity of despair."

I don't care whether you agree or disagree with the decision to invade Iraq, the fact of the matter is that we're there.  To pull out unilaterally is a completely foolish notion, meant to inspire populist support in a war-weary nation - but it is NOT sound policy.  Withdraw without a stable Iraqi government in place, and we'll just be back there in a few years to do it all over again - without benefit of all the gains we've made through the hard work and sacrifice of our soldiers.  Forsaking their efforts for the sake of politics is cowardly.  Go McCain!