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McCain Makes Baghdad Stop
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/mccain-makes-baghdad-stop-8th-iraq-trip/n20080316104709990063 ^

Posted on 03/16/2008 8:15:15 AM PDT by swampdweller

BAGHDAD (AP) - Sen. John McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee who has linked his political future to U.S. success in Iraq, was in Baghdad on Sunday for meetings with Iraqi and U.S. diplomatic and military officials, a U.S. government official said.

Details of McCain's visit, which had been anticipated, were not being released for security reasons, the U.S. Embassy said. It was unclear who he met with; no media opportunities or news conferences were planned.

McCain, a strong supporter of the U.S. military mission in Iraq, is believed to be staying in the country for about 24 hours.

"Senator McCain is in Iraq and will be meeting with Iraqi and U.S. officials," said Mirembe Nantongo, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

This is the senator's eighth visit to Iraq. He's accompanied by Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Before leaving, McCain said the trip to the Middle East and Europe was a fact-finding venture, not a campaign photo opportunity.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: iraq; mcbeggingforvotes; mccain; surprisevisit; wot
McCain is looking presidential while his two rivals are squabbling and in St Patty Day parades.
1 posted on 03/16/2008 8:15:16 AM PDT by swampdweller
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To: swampdweller

Your turn Barack. Barack will probably do Iran instead.


2 posted on 03/16/2008 8:19:09 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Democrat Happens!)
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To: swampdweller
McCain: 8 times to Iraq.

Obama: zero.

3 posted on 03/16/2008 8:21:09 AM PDT by cookcounty (Obama reach across the aisle? He's so far to the left, he'll need a roadmap to FIND the aisle.)
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To: swampdweller
McCain is looking presidential while his two rivals are squabbling and in St Patty Day parades.

Here's some folks I'd like to see in the St. Pat's parade, all riding the same float.


4 posted on 03/16/2008 9:26:33 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: USS Alaska

lol, i would too they all belong in the same group.


5 posted on 03/16/2008 9:34:19 AM PDT by television is just wrong
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To: USS Alaska

Thanks for the humor! LOL!!!! Funny stuff.


6 posted on 03/16/2008 9:57:07 AM PDT by swampdweller (Live Free or Die Hard)
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