McCain: Americans ‘war-weary’

More than 200 House members – including 26 Republicans – voted for the measure to accelerate the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

For his part, McCain also continued to say that President Obama’s plan to start a drawdown of troops from Afghanistan in July was moving too quickly, but was also confident that the administration plan to end the mission in Afghanistan by 2014 was possible.

{mosads}And speaking about the Middle East, he said he understood concerns about making funds available to help countries like Egypt and Tunisia move toward democracy, considering the current U.S. fiscal situation.

“But I think we also have to do a better job of convincing the American people that a smooth transition to democracy in the region is a best guarantee of us not having to spend a lot of money in the future if the wrong people get in power,” McCain said.