McCain's comment certainly does make sense...if you interpret it as Teribus has...and that's probably exactly what McCain intended when he spoke, I would think.

Howwever, this is what I would say about American and British military intervention in both Iraq and Afghanistan...and their current attempts to build thereby an overseas empire and control oil in the Middle East and Caspian regions.

Ahem! Do I have your attention?

It's inevitable but unsustainable. ;-)