"Under heavy pressure from McCain, who criticized his failure to visit Iraq since 2006, Obama plans to travel to Iraq and Afghanistan. The dates have not been announced for security reasons but the trip is expected within the next month."
I'm glad he's going to Iraq to see the conditions on the ground, but I am more than a little worried about his safety. The Illinois Senator is the spearhead of a political movement sure to change the status quo. As such, he has no shortage of enemies. With perhaps 126,000 mercenaries in Iraq, I can imagine a few bad apples capable of such a deed. There is consolation in the fact that he will undoubtedly be under the protection of the US Army the greatest fighting force in the history of the world.
Let's hope these fears are unfounded.
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