Obama won't go to Iraq

Senator Barack Obama has rejected a joint visit to Iraq with Senator John McCain as a political stunt. While John McCain cintinues to mis-speak about matters of national security, i.e., troop levels are currently below pre-surge levels, McCain is correct when he says the surge is working and things are continuing to improve in Iraq. In fact, US casualties are at their lowest point since 2003. Perhaps Obama does not want to go to Iraq because he will witness improving conditions since the war started thus weakening his argument that the he will withdraw US troops soon after he's elected. Obviously, such a strategy would be catastrophic and only demonstrates the Senator's naivete in matters of national security.