Stabilize Sunni areas with more troops so won't need Shiite militias, says McCain

"Sen. John McCain, (R-Ariz.) [is] a strong advocate of sending more troops to Iraq.
. . . "There are a lot of things that we can do to salvage this, but they all require the presence of additional troops," he said [on NBC's Meet the Press.]
To stabilize Iraq, McCain advocated first getting Sunni areas under control, to show Shiites that they do not need militias to protect themselves from Sunni attacks."

source
The Washington Post. Annan Seeks Summit Outside Iraq to Reconcile Factions. November 29, 2006.

posted: saturday, december 2, 2006, 3:40 AM ET
update: saturday, december 2, 2006, 4:17 AM ET