U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain (R-AZ) , left, points out something in the distance as he and Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, visit the town of Sderot, southern Israel, Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Touring the war-battered town of Sderot, McCain said Wednesday he understands Israel's tough response to Palestinian rocket fire, adding that there is no point in negotiating with the Gaza Strip's Islamic Hamas regime. (Uriel Sinai / Associated Press / March 20, 2008)