NYT's Zeleny and AP's Toosi report Iraq is next up, confirming John McCain's ill-advised statement earlier on Friday that Barack Obama would be in Iraq this weekend. Interestingly, although both reports discussed in some detail the lengths to which the trip was cloaked in secrecy, neither noted that McCain had broken the embargo. Outside of the original report from Reuters, the only news organizations that I've seen discuss the issue are TPM and Politico, at Ben Smith's blog.

Here's what NYT's Zeleny had to say about security:

His trip was cloaked in secrecy, which advisers said was due to security concerns set forth by the Secret Service. His whereabouts have been unknown since he departed Chicago. He left Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on Thursday afternoon, according to a pool report, and turned up in Afghanistan on Saturday.

And AP's Toosi:

Obama began his trip with as much secrecy as a presumed presidential nominee can muster.

The senator took an unmarked, corporate Gulfstream-III jet, much smaller than his normal campaign plane, from Chicago to Washington. He was joined by his Secret Service detail, spokeswoman Linda Douglass and two reporters.

Obama deplaned at Reagan National Airport in Washington, took one question apiece from the reporters, and then his motorcade departed for a hasty ride to Andrews Air Force Base about 10 miles away in Maryland.

Upon his arrival, Obama was greeted by a group of Air Force personnel at the bottom of stairs leading to the military Boeing 737 transporting his congressional delegation. Obama's traveling companions, Sens. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., and Jack Reed, R.I., were not visible to the reporters, but Douglass confirmed they were already on board the aircraft.

You'd think it would be a relevant detail that McCain had compromised the trip's security with another one of his shoot-from-the-hip comment, but they didn't mention it. It would be nice if they are just waiting to raise the issue until Barack and his entourage are safely out of Iraq, but I am not too optimistic.

More likely, they think the question is whether or not McCain uttered his comments with any malicious intent. Obviously, McCain wasn't trying to be malicious. Rather, he was talking without thinking. This falls into the reckless disregard category.

I know those types of comments make McCain a quotable and entertaining senator, but they are also a perfect example of why he isn't ready to be president -- he just doesn't have enough self-control.