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julia · 07-18-2008, 10:55 PM

McCain Leaks Details Of Obama's Iraq Trip July 18

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Reuters reports that McCain shared details of Obama's trip to Iraq at a fundraiser:

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday that his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, is likely to be in Iraq over the weekend.

The Obama campaign has tried to cloak the Illinois senator's trip in some measure of secrecy for security reasons. The White House, State Department and Pentagon do not announce senior officials' visits to Iraq in advance.

"I believe that either today or tomorrow -- and I'm not privy to his schedule -- Sen. Obama will be landing in Iraq with some other senators" who make up a congressional delegation, McCain told a campaign fund-raising luncheon.

Josh Marshall points out that there's something very wrong with this:

The Reuters piece hints at it. But if Obama is going to be in Iraq this weekend, this is a major breach on McCain's part. As a knowledgeable insider notes ...

"If it is true that Obama is going to Iraq this weekend, it is a very serious mistake for McCain to have disclosed it publically. Even for run-of-the-mill CODELs the military gives guidance like, "Please strongly discourage Congressional offices from issuing press releases prior to their trips which mention their intent to travel to the AOR and/or the dates of that travel or their scheduled meetings. Such releases are a serious compromise to OPSEC." If Obama is going to Iraq this weekend, I can not begin to imagine how much this is complicating the security planning for the trip."

It's known that Obama is leaving on his foreign trip this weekend and the Journal OpEd page this morning said that Obama could arrive in Iraq "as early as this weekend." And with a slew of reporters in tow, it's not exactly highly classified information. But there is a reason definite information about these sorts of trips aren't released in advance.

Hypothetically, maybe McCain was just guessing. But even so it would still be a serious lapse of judgment on his part.

In fact, McCain was furious when the press reported on his son serving in Iraq -- he feared the coverage would make him a target.

HYPOCRITE!!!!

Sean · 07-19-2008, 06:32 AM

Maybe they don't consider Bama a "senior official."

EvilMonkey · 07-19-2008, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean

Maybe they don't consider Bama a "senior official."

Yep, you are indifferent to Obama alright. Posts like this are just spiteful, what's the point of even saying anything other than just being a dick?

Sean · 07-19-2008, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ericgtr

Yep, you are indifferent to Obama alright. Posts like this are just spiteful, what's the point of even saying anything other than just being a dick?

And the smart ass things I say in regards to McCan make me indifferent to him as well. If I called you a dick I'd be banned again; nice show there pal.

EvilMonkey · 07-19-2008, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean

And the smart ass things I say in regards to McCan make me indifferent to him as well. If I called you a dick I'd be banned again; nice show there pal.

Way to come in and shit all over another thread for absolutely no reason other than the fact that you obviously hate Obama. Preach one thing one time to say you "don't" but show that you "do" in every other goddamned post in this forum. It's called hypocrisy dude, look it up.

slowhand · 07-19-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by julia

McCain Leaks Details Of Obama's Iraq Trip July 18

HYPOCRITE!!!!

The "War Hero" must have forgotten the "Name..Rank..and Serial Number" protocol..That is an extremely serious breach of security coming from a man who should, through his own experience, know better than most about

lrrp · 07-19-2008, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by slowhand

The "War Hero" must have forgotten the "Name..Rank..and Serial Number" protocol..That is an extremely serious breach of security coming from a man who should, through his own experience, know better than most about

Oh, I disagree, I think the Vietnamese communists are very proud of thier "Songbird Manchurian Candidate"...

slowhand · 07-19-2008, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by lrrp

Oh, I disagree, I think the Vietnamese communists are very proud of thier "Songbird Manchurian Candidate"...

I hear you on that one!!

HarperLee · 07-19-2008, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by slowhand

The "War Hero" must have forgotten the "Name..Rank..and Serial Number" protocol..That is an extremely serious breach of security coming from a man who should, through his own experience, know better than most about

And yet the only coverage of this in the MSM was by Olbermann
and HuffPo.

Anyone paying any attention to the brouhaha about the Obama
trip to the Middle East would have noticed that the dates were
never disclosed -- even though the three big network anchors
are going on the trip.

slowhand · 07-19-2008, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by HarperLee

And yet the only coverage of this in the MSM was by Olbermann
and HuffPo.

Anyone paying any attention to the brouhaha about the Obama
trip to the Middle East would have noticed that the dates were
never disclosed -- even though the three big network anchors
are going on the trip.

Can you imagine the ridicule if Obama did what McCain did?

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