Iraq is Safe Enough - For Photo Ops

The New York Times has an article on what went into McCain's little walkabout and what the locals thought about it. One Abu Samer saw through the whole thing:

“He is just using this visit for publicity. He is just using it for himself. They’ll just take a photo of him at our market and they will just show it in the United States. He will win in America and we will have nothing.”

Welcome to electoral politics, Mr. Samer.