According to Bush, Basra was a "defining moment" for Iraq. It defined the leadership of Al Sadr -- which McCain said was on the wane.

They are the McSame. And, they are both dangerously McClueless.

George Bush last week:

President Bush on Friday called the decision to move troops into Basra "a defining moment in the history of a free Iraq" and a test of the Iraqi government to make decisions about its future.

Appearing at the White House with Australian Prime Minister Ken Rudd, Bush praised Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as a leader who is willing to use force against violence in Basra, "a place where criminality has thrived."

"The Iraqis are in the lead," Bush said. "The U.S. will provide help if they need it."

John McCain, two weeks ago from Baghdad, via Think Progress:

His [Sadr’s] influence has been on the wane for a long time.

Time Magazine article this week titled "How Moqtada al-Sadr Won in Basra":

The Iraqi military's offensive in Basra was supposed to demonstrate the power of the central government in Baghdad. Instead it has proven the continuing relevance of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Sadr's militia, the Mahdi Army, stood its ground in several days of heavy fighting with Iraqi soldiers backed up by American and British air power. But perhaps more important than the manner in which the militia fought is the manner in which it stopped fighting. On Sunday Sadr issued a call for members of the Mahdi Army to stop appearing in the streets with their weapons and to cease attacks on government installations. Within a day, the fighting had mostly ceased. It was an ominous answer to a question posed for months by U.S. military observes: Is Sadr still the leader of a unified movement and military force? The answer appears to be yes.

Five years later, it's still a disaster and Bush still doesn't have a clue. Neither does McCain. Every day we learn more that McCain really doesn't understand what's going on. And, don't forget, McCain says the U.S. can stay in Iraq for 100 years: