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McCain: Democrats Can't Override Bush Veto NewsMax.com Wires PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Sen. John McCain said Tuesday he did not care how closely he was identified with the unpopular war in Iraq and hoped Democrats would give the new strategy of increasing troops there a chance to succeed. ‘‘I would much rather lose a campaign than lose a war," he said during a news conference following a speech at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. McCain spoke as the Democratic presidential candidates pilloried President Bush on the fourth anniversary of his ‘‘Mission Accomplished" speech and just before the president vetoed a Democratic bill tying spending on the war to a timetable for withdrawal. The Arizona senator has been a steady critic of the conduct of the Iraq war, but he also has advocated sending more troops to fight it. He asked Democrats in Congress to be patient. ‘‘They obviously cannot override," McCain said. ‘‘I would hope that they would allow this strategy, this new strategy to have a chance to succeed." In his speech, McCain promoted a foreign policy that is at odds with the one President Bush has pursued. As president, McCain said, he would actively seek the cooperation of other Democracy-loving nations. ‘‘We cannot build an enduring peace based on freedom by ourselves," he said. Story Continues Below
On a day when immigration advocates were marching across California, McCain said he hoped Congress would pass a comprehensive immigration reform measure before the issue gets caught up in presidential politics.
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