McCain: "Civilian casualties are secondary"

[Chris Kromm]

"Civilian casualties ... however regrettable and however tragic ... have to
be secondary to the primary goal of eliminating the enemy and doing it with
with whatever methods are necessary to achieve it."
-- Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), CBS News interview, 10/28/01

I'm sure Osama bin Laden would agree 100%.

Here's the full report, from the International Herald Tribune, 10/29/01:
http://www.iht.com/articles/37136.html

Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican, said in a CBS interview that
issues such as Ramadan and civilian casualties must be secondary to the goal
of destroying the enemy.

"The immediate problem needs to be addressed with all the might of the
United States military power and issues such as Ramadan or civilian
casualties, however regrettable and however tragic, and other issues have to
be secondary to the primary goal of eliminating the enemy and doing it with
whatever methods are necessary to achieve it," Mr. McCain said.