When Sen. John McCain visited Baghdad on several occasions, the military made sure there was plenty of security including Apache helicopters flying overhead, and snipers perched on the roofs of nearby buildings.
In all, more than 400 troops (that is two combat companies) were assigned to guard McCain.
And then to add insult to injury, the military in cooperation with the puppet Iraqi government arranged to have shop owners open their stores and stock them with fresh fruit and vegetables.
As soon as McCain left the Baghdad street, the shops were closed, the snipers came off the roofs and Apache Helicopters flew off into the setting sun.
Oh, and when McCain returned some months later and wanted to visit the same street in Baghdad, General David Petraeus had to break the news to McCain that it was too dangerous to go back to the same Baghdad street.
WHY CAN'T THE MEDIA TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT McCAIN'S TRIP TO BAGHDAD?
When Barack Obama goes to Iraq next month, I'm sure he will get the same protection as well he should.
Perhaps he can even wear McCain's flak-jacket.
It's practically NEW.
Commentary by BILL CORCORAN, editor of CORKSPHERE url: http://corksphere.blogspot.com
Thursday, July 17, 2008
WHY CAN'T THE MEDIA TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT McCAIN'S TRIPS TO IRAQ
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3 comments:
Bill,
While you know I do read and appreciate your blogs when I missed the story on CNN, or the article in the WaPo and AlterNet is also good, on occasion I do leave a comment here expressing my gratitude. President Bush is by right the most guarded President ever, and while everyone has family skeletons, a very close family member of mine was briefly Clinton’s bodyguard and has been President Bush’s’. My guarded family embarrassment is that he (the bodyguard) was one of Senator Kerry’s biggest campaigners in ‘04. So I’m just respectfully asking you; what is it that I’m missing that warranted a blog entry concerning the tight security around Senator McCain? Especially when we know Obama will require even more?
Pat: The point of my blog entry was to point out the tremendous amount of effort the military went to in providing security for McCain and how they staged a photo op on a Baghdad street that had been deserted until McCain visited it.
I just find it ridiculous how the media doesn't tell the truth about what went on when McCain visited Baghdad.
It isn't like he was able to just stroll around. Massive security measures were taken.
Bill thanks for the explanation. Perhaps Obama will use the security as PR for our military?
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