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WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain is making his sixth trip to Iraq this week.

The four-term Arizona senator, who supports the war and President Bush's troop increase strategy, plans to spend the July 4 holiday with U.S. troops. He has visited the war zone every three months over the past year.

McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has become closely linked to the war. He has planted himself firmly on the side of the president he hopes to succeed and the three in four Republicans who view the war as a worthy cause. Most people in the United States, however, call it a hopeless effort.

The senator last was in Iraq in April and was criticized for saying he was cautiously optimistic of success even as he toured Baghdad under heavy military guard. Iraqis accused him of painting too rosy a picture and U.S. critics argued he was out of step with reality.

In the months since, McCain has embraced the war, arguing that the U.S. must succeed and cannot afford to fail.

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