Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., acknowledges the crowd with Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., during a rally at Kettering University in Flint, Mich., Monday, June 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Posted on 06/16/2008 11:00:12 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
FLINT, Mich. - Barack Obama says he is going to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before the November election.
The presumed Democratic presidential nominee said he spoke with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Monday about the war and told him he looks forward to seeing him in Baghdad.
Obama has said before he was considering a trip, but his comment to reporters Monday was his first firm declaration that he will be making the trip. He said more details will be announced shortly.
He said he told Zebari that he was encouraged by the reductions of violence in Iraq, but that as president he will carefully move to end U.S. combat operations in Iraq.
Corkscrew landings and sniper fire and all?!?!?!?...............
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., acknowledges the crowd with Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., during a rally at Kettering University in Flint, Mich., Monday, June 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Wow! Wonder what gave him that idea.
Well, this should be interesting. I wonder if he’ll actually learn anything while he is there that will change his perception on the WOT - not that he would admit it if he did.
“He said he told Zebari that he was encouraged by the reductions of violence in Iraq, but that as president he will carefully move to end U.S. combat operations in Iraq”
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If you;re just going to send our troops home, why do you have to waste their time by going there?
It’ll be interesting to see if this has any affect on the stalled “Status of Forces” agreement. Iraq wants more control over coalition military operations in exchange for a basing treaty. When the UN resolutions expire the agreement would be the legal basis for the continued presence of coalition troops.
Just thinking that Iraq might need to throw in its hand to get a quick agreement with the Bush Administration.
He might learn (keyword being might) what the troops think of his “We’re losing” beliefs in the face of ours and the Iraqi troops’ successes.
Wow! Wonder what gave him that idea.
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Photo ops.
Iraqi and Afghan terrorists will hold pro-Obama parades but US troops will turn their backs on B-Hussein-O.
I’m not kidding. My friend who spent two years as a translator in Iraq tells me that the anti-American majority is rooting for Hussein bigtime.
After the visit, The Magic Negro will have more traction in his campaign.
McCain is an idiot because he does not understand the consequences of his statements.
This guy:
If he’s supposed to send our troops back home, why does he waste THEIR time going there?
I hope he takes Kwame and his Mama with him and leaves them there.
Good solid decision! It helped Katie Couric tremendously. /s
He wants to symbolically deliver the knife that will stab our troops in the back.
Obama, the MSM-created Messiah, is the ME-Awaited Mehdi.
I’ll believe it when I see it. My bet is he doesn’t show in Iraq Or Afghanistan
I hope our soldiers are not being forced to play along with his photo-op plans. They should give this punk the reception he deserves.
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