McCain on Troops Coming Home: 'That's Not Too Important'

clipped from thinkprogress.org Q: A lot of people now say the surge is working. McCAIN: Anyone who knows the facts on the ground say that. Q: If it’s working, senator, do you now have a better estimate of when American forces can come home from Iraq? McCAIN: No, but that’s not too important. What’s important is the casualties in Iraq. Americans are in South Korea. Americans are in Japan. American troops are in Germany. That’s all fine.

Newsflash for Baghdad Johnny -- it's all important to troops and their families. Not to mention the 62% of Americans who want troops home within two years.

Sometimes I wonder if McCain's trying to lose...