McCain Talks with UK PM

John McCainCoinciding with the fifth anniversary of U.S. invasion of Iraq Senator McCain held talks with the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown about key global issues. According to www.CNN.com, McCain said it was the mishandling of the war after its initial success that are stemmed to the current problems in Iraq.

"The problem with Iraq, in my view, is that it was mishandled after the initial success," said McCain, who visited Iraq earlier this week. "Having just come from Iraq, I can tell you unequivocally that the situation has improved dramatically over the last year. Iraqi people are going about their normal lives," McCain said. He continued to say, "But the fact is, al Qaeda is on the run. They are not defeated."

Would a sudden withdrawal now lead to an al Qaeda victory and potentially "collapse" the Gulf nation?