Yeah, McCain went there first, but it was like Alice in Wonderland...he got everything wrong claiming he could safely walk through the markets and get good deals on rugs. He kind of failed to mention that he was in the Green Zone with over 1,000 Marines and 2 Apache gunshipos as escort. Later he could`nt get Suni and Shia straight untill "giggles the Kosher clown" whispered in his ear.
Obama has gone there and is comingaway with real support from Maliki on a 16 month withdrawl timetable; has a lot more support from America`s allies who were treated like red headed stepchildren by Bush and will be by McSame...there is absolutely no question that this trip will boost Obama. For the first time in 7 years, a potentil US president can go to Europe and not cause massive protests. The fact that he is saying more troops are need in Afghanistan is absolutely spot on. Al Queada has regained major footholds once again sine Bush abandoned Afghanistan and let OBL go at Tora Bora as a result of his PNAC driven obsession with Iraq. Obama is looking at this realistically and with a plan other then "stay the course" which is all you will get that senile old fool McSame.
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