“Misspoke, McCain says

And...

“I can understand why (the Army) would provide me with that security, but I can tell you that if it had been two months ago and I’d asked to do it, they would have said, ‘Under no circumstances whatsoever,’” he said.

“I view that as a sign of progress.”

So the good news from Iraq is the Army now has 100 or so troops just waiting to take John McCain shopping. If that's not worth a celebration I don't know what is.

Link: McCain: I ‘misspoke’ about conditions in Baghdad at Pandagon