On the campaign trail, John McCain is predicting it will take at least five years for the US to achieve what he calls “victory” in Iraq. McCain spoke Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.

Sen. John McCain: “By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom. The Iraq War has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension.”