Go East Young Man

Republican Senator and Presidential Nominee John McCain ripped into his likely opponent, Senator Barack Obama over Iraq. McCain Criticized Obama for not visiting Iraq in more than two years and for turning down his offer that they should make a joint trip to the country. A joint McCain/Obama trip to Iraq would have been very different. Where is all of that politics of change Obama's been talking about? I believe that Obama would not go on a joint trip with McCain to Iraq, out of fear of appearing like a novice on foreign policy issues. As for why Obama himself has not visited, that is a good question. McCain gave Obama a thumping when he said; "he wants to sit down with the president of Iran but hasn't yet sat down with Gen. Petraeus, the leader of our troops in Iraq?". Ouch, that had to sting. Obama has said that he would not go on a trip to Iraq with McCain because it is nothing more than a "political stunt". The irony of it all is that Obama is now saying that he may make a solo visit to Iraq. Talk about your political stunts! To me if Obama goes now after McCain called him out, it appears that McCain is the true leader and Obama is becoming a "me too" politician. That is not change that I can believe in.

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