McCain Leaks Details Of Obama's Iraq Trip

[WillyT]

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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.

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/18/mccain-leaks-details-of-o_n_113682.html

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[defendandprotect]

1. I'd say, McCain knows what he's doing . . .

[mloutre]

2. WTF??

Your comment makes no sense as posted. Please elucidate.

[goclark]

4. That was a strange comment - I agree

[jeff30997]

7. No,I think I get it...

In fact it's simple.He knows what he's doing:He's painting a Bullseye on Obama's head.

Fucking scumbag!And I thought Bush was Evil!

[defendandprotect]

9. Yes . . . . IMO . . .

[TankLV]

12. BINGO! We have a winner!!!! DING DING DING!!!.

[pscot]

3. McCain is a deeply stupid man

He's not fit to be president.

[jeff30997]

5. Dear Senator Mcain...

I hope you slip on a bar of soap and break your spine so you can spent the next

10-15 years you have left in a wheelchair for your criminal and treacherous behavior about Senator Obama

who is now a sitting duck because of you and also for being such a lousy,disgusting human(sic)

being.

-Jeff.

PS:I'm against death penalty so that's why I don't wish you anything else.

[grantcart]

6. good to see you back Willy T where have you been?

[WillyT]

8. Took A Break And A Small Vacation

Needed to get the taste of the primaries out of my mouth.

Did a bit of camping up at Lake Tahoe.

Glad ta be back.

And great to see you still here swingin away!

:pals:

[vaberella]

10. Jesus. When I thought I couldn't be shocked even more than I am...

[butterfly77]

11. I was expecting this..

and I expect it to become even more prominent as this next week of news begins..Because the rightwingers can't stand it they do not want Obama to look presidental in any manner but, they can't control it because he does anyway...

[BlooInBloo]

13. It's ok to be a traitor if you're a republican.