John McCain's assertion on Bill Bennett's "Morning in America" show that "there are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods today."
Karen Tumulty, a Time journalist asked Brian Bennett, the TIME correspondent who is in Baghdad at the moment, how it looks on that end. Here's his reply:
I just spoke with XXXXXX, our Iraqi bureau manager, about where in Baghdad I could go for a walk. He said there was one neighborhood (I'm not telling -- why make it a target?). He said I could get out of the car with him and a couple of our Iraqi bodyguards and walk for about three blocks - -then we'd have to get back in the car before the cell phone calls to kidnappers caught up with us.
In other words, McCain is right. It's safe for a stroll -- if you take two bodyguards and wear your running shoes.
Typical.
2007-03-28
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