an effective way to make a very important point. obama goes on endlessly about his wonderful judgment,
but what are we to think about the judgment of a man that intentionally keeps himself from being exposed
to the facts on the ground regarding what will be a major issue in november? if he's smart, he'll haul his a$$
to iraq ASAP, and take people that would impart a phony air of credibility on the issue; webb, biden, maybe
even kerry. hmmm. slim pickings on the dem side of the aisle when you are looking for credibility on iraq.
this is another example of something that hillary couldn't say during the primary (or get clobbered even worse),
that mccain will say again and again and again. I wonder how he will adapt to the change. he is going to have
to defend positions that she wouldn't attack, and from a direction that I don't think he is expecting.
McCain invites Obama to Iraq
DID someone say road trip?
Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain has offered to take his likely Democractic counterpart Barack Obama to Iraq to "educate him" on the real situation there.
Senator McCain has said Senator Obama has not been to Iraq in more than two years, since before the so-called troops surge announced by President George W. Bush at the start of 2007.
He has said the country has been transformed since then and Senator Obama cannot have a credible policy on Iraq unless he returns there to see the improvements in security.
"Look at what happened in the last two years since Senator Obama visited and declared the war lost," Senator McCain has told the Associated Press. "He really has no experience or knowledge or judgment about the issue of Iraq and he has wanted to surrender for a long time."
"If there was any other issue before the American people, and you hadn't had anything to do with it in a couple of years, I think the American people would judge that very harshly."
Senator McCain supports a long-term US military commitment in Iraq, but Senator Obama wants to start withdrawing troops.
The Republican candidate once spoke of a "100-year" deployment, but later claimed he was just using the figure to make the point that he was thinking many years ahead.
A supporter of Senator McCain floated the idea of a joint visit over the weekend. On cue, Senator McCain said he was supportive of the idea.
"I would also seize that opportunity to educate Senator Obama along the way," he said.
Iraq policy is shaping up as one of the key battlegrounds between the two sides in the November general election. Polls show most Americans oppose the war and its handling by Mr Bush.
Senator McCain, a former PoW, will seek to run as the national security candidate and paint Senator Obama as too inexperienced for the top job.
But before he deals with that, Senator Obama must fight his way past Hillary Clinton to formally claim the Democractic nomination. She too is painting him as too inexperienced to be trusted with the presidency.
A spokesman for Senator Obama did not directly accept or decline Senator McCain's offer.
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