Did McCain's Blunder Force Obama To Alter Schedule?

So far, this is just a theory. But I have the strong suspicion that Barack Obama was originally slated to visit Iraq first, followed by Afghanistan. The plans were changed when John McCain foolishly disclosed Obama's itinerary yesterday.

Here is the circumstantial evidence.

First, from Marc Ambinder, we learn that the press was told that Obama would be traveling to Iraq first:

So reporters were to led to think that Obama would first travel to Iraq and then to Afghanistan.... not the other way 'round.

Second, doesn't it seem strange that Obama would fly to Kuwait, which is right next door to Iraq, only to skip Iraq and fly straight to Afghanistan?

Mr. Obama touched down in Kabul just before noon on Saturday, his aides said, after stopping to visit — and play basketball with — American troops in Kuwait on his trip from Washington.

The timing and the itinerary seem quite suspicious. Perhaps this was all just a big head fake that went according to plan. But then again -- maybe they decided to hit Afghanistan first only after McCain leaked Obama's schedule to the world.

Here is the approximate timeline, from the sources I can gather (all times Eastern):

July 17th, 3:17 PM: Obama departs from Andrews Air Force Base to Kuwait.

July 18th - 4:00 AM: Flight arrives in Kuwait after 13 hour flight.

July 18th - 1:15 PM: Reuters files article about McCain's comments.

July 18th - 8:00 PM: Obama departs Kuwait for Afghanistan (7 hour flight approx).

July 19th - 3:15 AM: Barack Obama arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Apparently, Obama was in Kuwait for approximately 14 hours. It is unclear at this stage whether they were planning to stay in Kuwait for that long, or if plans had to be reshuffled when the McCain leak became known. Clearly, this deserves some more investigation. I'm sure the Obama folks know the full story, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if they had to alter their plans after McCain broke the code of silence on Obama's itinerary.