I didn't watch much TV over the weekend (other than the NCAA Final Four), but did catch a clip of John McCain in Baghdad. Trying to prove that what he said last week was true. Trying to prove that parts of Baghdad are safe enough for you to walk through. Of course, he had super-tight security accompanying him. And, he did look a tad bit contradictory during the news conference, standing there in a flak jacket. Then, there's the little fact that insurgents sent mortars flying into the Green Zone, near where the news conference had been held, just minutes after it was over. What's wrong with this picture?
McCain goes for a leisurely stroll in Baghdad
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) obviously thinks Americans are idiots. There’s no other explanation for his recent foolishness on Iraq, topped off yesterday by a fascinating shopping trip to a Baghdad market. As you probably recall, a week ago McCain appeared on Bill Bennett’s radio program, toeing the right-wing line on “progress” in Iraq. “There are neighborhoods [...]
McCain claims Iraq turning around, Evidence suggests otherwise
Here’s Senator McCain answering a question from an Iraqi reporter yesterday in Baghdad: REPORTER: You said [recently] there areas in Baghdad that you can walk around freely– MCCAIN (interrupting): Yeah, I just came from one. True, McCain had just spent a short time (about an hour) walking around freely in a market in daylight. But here’s the inconvenient truth: [...]
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