McCain Leaks Details of Obama's Iraq Trip

[bluevoter4life]

Source: Reuters, via Huffington Post

Reuters reports that McCain shared details of Obama's trip to Iraq at a fundraiser:

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday that his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, is likely to be in Iraq over the weekend.


The Obama campaign has tried to cloak the Illinois senator's trip in some measure of secrecy for security reasons. The White House, State Department and Pentagon do not announce senior officials' visits to Iraq in advance.

"I believe that either today or tomorrow -- and I'm not privy to his schedule -- Sen. Obama will be landing in Iraq with some other senators" who make up a congressional delegation, McCain told a campaign fund-raising luncheon.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/18/mccain-leaks-details-of-o_n_113682.html

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This coming from the man who bitched when the press covered his son serving. And people want this man elected President? Another Republican, another potential National Security breach. Shameless. Absolutely shameless.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. Rat bastard!

[spag68]

4. What do you have against rats

to put them in the company of someone so much worse?

[autorank]

2. k*r Shameless is right

What's with this guy? He just needs about a week of campaign coverage and he'll explode.

The pressures have already nailed him and the press is carrying him by not reporting it.

[truthisfreedom]

3. Murderous a**hole.

Cold-f*cking blooded.

[ShockediSay]

5. McCain's move most murderous.

What a patriot

[Monk06]

6. What's everyone bitchin about.

It's perfectly safe in Iraq. I bought a great rug in this market for $25.

[Cali_Democrat]

9. LOL

That's hilarious :thumbsup:

[Monk06]

10. He also actually said that. ISYN

[jumptheshadow]

17. Actually it was Lindsey Graham

He bought five rugs for $5, probably at a market that had been bombed in the past.

They are all horses' asses.

[Monk06]

31. Thanks I knew some politico said it. It sounded like something Mc Cain would say.

[boilinmad]

23. "This way, grampy...

...we're getting back on the big plane, and you get to go back home and eat some of that tapioca pudding you like so much ! You get to take off your fancy sunday shirt and get in your comfortable chair and watch Marlon Perkins ! You love that, remember? Remember? " What a dumb fuck

[marias23]

7. This Is Why POW's Make Good Presidents?

Really Good on national security.

[NewJeffCT]

18. Don't forget

He got shot down, too.

[Stuart G]

8. total incompetence, stupid...what else to say? nt K&R

[RoccoR5955]

11. Why does McCain HATE Americans?

Could it be because he is REALLY a Panamanian?

[Ian David]

12. "He's going to be coming in from the north, flying low to slip under the radar."

"Who else is with him? I can't tell you that. It's classified."

[zbdent]

13. Does he realize that outright assassination no longer guarantees

a win for his party?

I mean, the country elected Johnson after JFK was assassinated ... the sympathy vote might swing the country to the Dem party ...

I'm sure that the Republican party would try to milk that if McCain suddenly died after the convention ...

[razors edge]

14. I hope Obama does the fiscally conservative thing

and ends Secret Service protection for presidents and their families. They aren't going to do jack for him, so he might as well disband the whole damned organization. Or send them treasury and let them spend their days with a little marker checking bills at Wallymart.

[DFW]

15. The Republicans must not have a lot of small airplanes at their disposal in the Middle East

[graywarrior]

16. He's not privy to Obama's schedule,

but if he was, he'd tell us.

[tpsbmam]

24. Yeah, but Obama is part of an "official delegation".....

I'm sure the plans were known to many of their colleagues.

[graywarrior]

25. Anything that comes out of McCain's mouth causes me to criticize

and vomit and get pissed off.

[ooglymoogly]

27. Excellent talking point. nt

[peacetalksforall]

19. First he lies to us about how safe Iraq is.

Then he betrays the safety of his opponent.

He gambles and his ethics smell rotten.

He NEVER LEARNS from anything.

Rove must be on his ear phone every minute of his sorry turn to inhumanity.

[crim son]

20. This visit was a secret?

I do understand the huge potential danger over there, but he's visiting with other senators. Is such a visit usually kept on the down-low? Serious question; I simply don't know.

[earthlover]

21. It should be obvious that McCain can't be trusted with national security secrets....

...Big mouth....no thinking....

I don't think McCain was trying to get Obama killed. I think this just shows his big mouth and total lack of judgement. He is not exactly the brightest lightbulb in the deck.

[BreweryYardRat]

22. Jesus, they're not even trying to hide it, are they?

I have trouble believing even McCain is this stupid.

[PinkyisBlue]

26. McCain may be trying to limit the scope of Obama's visit.

I haven't yet seen this point discussed. If Obama or his security detail feels less safe, Obama will meet and talk with fewer officials and soldiers on the ground, and he will come away with less information and viewpoints. If he's only able to meet with Bushbots like General Petraes, he will come away with just the one viewpoint of the situation in Iraq.

[ooglymoogly]

28. good point well spoken nt

[IndianaGreen]

29. McCain is a terrorist, an agent of Al-Qaeda!

How else can we interpret his compromising of Obama's security, and his earlier much publicized wish for a terrorist attack on the US prior to the US elections?

Send this fool to Guantanamo!

[sakabatou]

30. Is McCain trying to get the senator killed?

Though, like PinkyisBlue said, he might be trying to limit where he goes... or something like that.

[Zhade]

32. Of course not. He'd just be thrilled if an "accident" happened.

NT!

[Supersedeas]

33. A Pat McHenry style security breach just to score some political points