but if mr. john mccain had his way, it would have been the united states doing that whole thing on his own. >> if it is our policy that moammar gadhafi must go, then it seems that some action must be taken. they are not a formidable force, we are the strongest nation in the world. we should be able to take care of their defenses as well as their air assets without too much difficulty. >> shouldn't be too much difficulty, so john mccain wars in georgia, russia, libya, anywhere else? senator, could have been president john mccain? >> some u.s. forces, approximately 20,000 should remain for a period of time to help the iraqis secure the hard-earned gains that we had made together. >> i would be very reluctant to reduce the surge troops. >> under president john mccain