McCain's speech was interrupted several times by anti-Iraq war protestors, prompting McCain to restate his pledge to remain in Iraq until the U.S. achieves victory there.

McCain's speech was interrupted several times by anti-Iraq war protestors, prompting McCain to restate his pledge to remain in Iraq until the U. S. achieves victory there.

In Turkey, he claimed the US had no desire to act as overlords in the Middle East, telling university students in Istanbul that the occupation of Iraq did not contradict his anti-war stance.