Remember when John McCain suggested that he could freely stroll through the streets of Baghdad? It was a blatantly false statement back then, and things have gotten much worse since then. Today, the area is controlled by Moqtada al Sadr and is deemed to be unsafe for Americans by security advisors.

• One Year Later, Market Where McCain Strolled ‘Freely’ Is Controlled By Sadr, Too Unsafe For Americans To Visit
  

previously on wtg:

• John McCain "strolls" through Iraqi neihborhood
• Dick Cheney/George Bush: Invading Iraq is a bad idea
• Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) is an asshat
• Republican Representative from Texas: Americans love waterboarding!
• Lawrence Lessig likes Obama, explains why
  

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