WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Sunday President Obama's promise to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year is a "serious mistake."
McCain said the Obama administration never had serious negotiations with Iraqis to keep residual forces in the country and cited Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's threat to target embassy personnel once troops leave.