Speaking to reporters in San Diego, the Democrat dismisses the value of McCain's multiple trips to Iraq.
"I'll recall the visit he made last year in which he was surrounded by helicopters and SWAT teams and came back and reported how safe everything was in Baghdad. You know, I don't think that that was indicative of what was actually happening on the ground at that time."
Throwing another punch, he says, "Before we went into Iraq, I knew the difference between Shia and Sunni"-- and more.
Response from McCain adviser Randy Sheunemann: "Had he bothered to return to Iraq to speak with commanders on the ground with John McCain in December of 2006, he might not have made the mistake of opposing the strategy that's winning in Iraq today." Read full response.
