I have it on good, McCain's authority that it is PERFECTLY safe to shop in Baghdad's marketplaces. After all, all one needs to safely shop there is a mere 100 marines and a few helicopters...obviously those 51 killed today in a Baghdad marketplace did not apply for the same escort services as John McCain. Their "bad".
NY TimesJune 18, 2008
At Least 51 Are Killed in Blast at Baghdad Market
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and ALI HAMID
BAGHDAD A car bomb set to explode during the busiest time of day killed at least 51 people and wounded 75 Tuesday evening as shoppers were strolling through a Shiite neighborhood market in Baghdad. It was the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital in more than three months.