 He criticized The Pentagon on a number of occasions, most notably in December 2004, concerning low troop strength in Iraq, and has called for a diversification of Iraqi national forces to better represent the multiple ethnic groups contained within the country.In January 2005, McCain said that "one of our big problems has been the fact that many Iraqis resent American military presence.... as soon as we can reduce our visibility as much as possible, the better I think it is going to be."