April 2, 2007 9:19AM 

# McCain Surges On 

By [Christopher A. Preble](https://www.cato.org/people/christopher-preble) 

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From [this morning’s *Washington Post*](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/01/AR2007040100325.html):

> After a heavily guarded walk through a newly fortified Baghdad market, Sen. John McCain declared that the American public was not getting “a full picture” of the progress unfolding in Iraq.
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> McCain…cited a drop in murders, the creation of a constellation of joint U.S.-Iraqi military outposts and a rise in intelligence tips as signs of the progress.
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> “These and other indications are reason for cautious optimism,” McCain said.
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> His comments came on a day when the military reported that six American soldiers had been killed by roadside bombs southwest of Baghdad.

More evidence, [if any was needed](https://www.cato.org/2007/03/28/mccain-vs-ware/), that John McCain is at least as disconnected from reality as our current president.

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[Defense and Foreign Policy](https://www.cato.org/defense-foreign-policy), [General](https://www.cato.org/general), [Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics) 

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