“I believe that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein. I believe it's clear that he had every intention to acquire and use weapons of mass destruction. I can only imagine what Saddam Hussein would be doing with the wealth he would acquire with oil at $110 and $120 a barrel.”

American politician and naval officer

John McCain was an American politician and naval officer who represented Arizona in the United States Congress for more than 35 years. He served first as a U.S. representative from 1983 to 1987, then as a U.S. senator from 1987 until his death in 2018. A Republican, he was the party’s nominee for president in 2008. McCain’s long public career was centered on Arizona and on national politics. He spent decades in Congress, moving from the House to the Senate and remaining there until the end of his life. His name is closely tied to the Republican Party and to the 2008 presidential race.