There's been numerous posts/diaries here and elsewhere highlighting the many gaffes of Senator McCain. In this case on Iraqi sects but on others as well.
Now, I don't want to get anyone too excited, but me thinks the MSM might be catching on...
Not it should be pointed out that this posibilty comes to us on behalf of McClatchy. And that is no surprise. But while they've put 1 and two together, 1 and 2 have not met 3... yet.
Here's the one two:
As Petraeus testifies, Baghdad teeters on edge of erupting
Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker were critical of Iran when they testified Tuesday before the Senate , barely giving credit for an Iranian-brokered cease-fire that curbed the killing after a week of Shiite-on-Shiite bloodshed in southern Iraq and Baghdad.
What a powerful and headline and opening paragraph. The 1 is the Iran involvement in the "cease-fire" (though it doesn't really apply to Westerners in Iraq...) and 2 is the inability of some to admit this fact.
Not the 3 is McCain and his gaffe (#4,020. . . . .).
"Apparently it was Sadr who asked for the ceasefire, declared a ceasefire. It wasn’t Maliki. Very rarely do I see the winning side declare a ceasefire. So we’ll see.’’
So we've got a baby step.
[pat on the back]
Now if only McClatchy could mention McCain once...
Come on McClatchy... left foot, right foot, left foot...
Sorry for the echo, please return to your Tuesday.