When John McCain said that “There are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods today,” CNN’s Michael Ware responded “I don’t know what part of Neverland Senator McCain is talking about when he says we can go strolling in Baghdad.” Then McCain went to Iraq and walked through those neighborhoods. He told reporters
“After landing at the airport we drove from the airport into various parts of the city. We stopped at Bab Sharqi market where we spent well over an hour shopping and talking with the local people,” said McCain.
“Things are better and there are encouraging signs. I have been here many times over the years. Never have I been able to drive from the airport. Never have I been able to go out into the city as I was today,” he boasted.
But McCain didn’t stroll the streets of Baghdad by himself. Here’s how the New York Times reported it:
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