http://kirkcaraway.com/02/04/2007/mccain_takes_leisurely_stroll_through_baghdad Comments for "McCain takes a leisurely stroll through Baghdad" en http://kirkcaraway.com/02/04/2007/mccain_takes_leisurely_stroll_through_baghdad#comment-422 <p>Part of what tpmcafe says: "I am sure you have already heard about the 100 soldiers, the three Blackhawk helicopters and two Apache gunships that accompanied his entourage, but did you hear about the soldiers who swept the area before the American legislators and their security team showed up? Who cares about those mooks? They are expendable. </p> <p>The rest is on http://coffeehouse.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2007/apr/02/what_john_mccain_didnt_tell_you</p> Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:32:00 -0700 texex comment 422 at http://kirkcaraway.com http://kirkcaraway.com/02/04/2007/mccain_takes_leisurely_stroll_through_baghdad <p><object width="425" height="350"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tnjhyehxWp4"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tnjhyehxWp4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></p> <p>Sure, Iraq is perfectly safe, when you wear a bulletproof vest, and have 100 soldiers and five helicopters protecting you. </p> <p><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/01/mccain-iraq-stroll/">Check out the video.</a></p> <p>Update: The day after McCain's shopping excursion, <a href="http://www.juancole.com/2007/04/21-shiites-from-mccains-market-killed-3.html">21 workers from this "safe" market were abducted and killed.</a> Guess they didn't have 100 soldiers and five helicopters to guard them. </p> http://kirkcaraway.com/02/04/2007/mccain_takes_leisurely_stroll_through_baghdad#comments john mccain Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:41:04 -0700 kc 209 at http://kirkcaraway.com