and yeah, McCain and Graham went together.
Graham and Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona also met with Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, and with Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq.
In Baghdad, Graham and McCain led an Independence Day military re-enlistment ceremony at an ornate former palace of Saddam Hussein.A total of 588 U.S. troops re-upped at Camp Victory, U.S. headquarters in Iraq, while 161 soldiers became naturalized American citizens.McCain, who’s running for president, addressed the re-enlistees, and Graham led the new citizens in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
“Morale was very high,” Graham said. “It was something to see.”
Graham and McCain ate lunch in Ramadi, a former terrorist stronghold 100 miles west of Baghdad that two U.S. senators couldn’t have visited six months ago, Graham said.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nationworld/story/104723.htmlLooks like McCain and Graham both re-enlisted to help with the surge....
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