I also found it intresting that Sen JohnMcCain, went on a shopping trip in downtown Baghdad, said that he say it this secured and safe and that it had changed since his last visit, that the streets were safer to walk down
THEN, he is also shown and later clarified his remarks, the photos clearly showed him with a bulit proof vest on, 15020 armed soldiers with assault rifles, full armored and armed Humvee's arouns him, with 2 attack helicopyers hovering over him, yes if i was shopping withthat type of security i would feel very safe to.
He did say he failed to mention that the had the security and protection he had while shopping, later clairified his remarks about his shopping trip as an "over sight" yes i would say not mentionig a full contingent of armed security around him, a attck helicopters hovering over his head and armoured humvess encircling him, a major oversight, but him, he obviuosly was trying to make remarks about how safe the streets were, this is a prime example of letting us know what he wanted us to know, now that we knowwhat his security was, sure i would have no prblem shopping anywhere with this type of security
And the media took him to task on this and he agreed with the media sayng he should have been HONEST initialy, intreseting reverse of the situation