Obama tried to sway Iraqis on Bush deal

washington times ^ | 10.10.08 | Barbara Slavin THE WASHINGTON TIMES

[Perdogg]

At the same time the Bush administration was negotiating a still elusive agreement to keep the U.S. military in Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to convince Iraqi leaders in private conversations that the president shouldn't be allowed to enact the deal without congressional approval.

[Perdogg]

ping

[CatOwner]

This seems like a rehash of the same story we heard several weeks ago, which went nowhere. Am I wrong?

[Perdogg]

“Some of the specifics of the conversations remain the subject of dispute. Iraqi leaders purported to The Times that Mr. Obama urged Baghdad to delay an agreement with Mr. Bush until next year when a new president will be in office - a charge the Democratic campaign denies. “

[pollywog]

I think you are right CatOwner. Not sure why it is going around again. It is up on Drudge too...

[BAW]

Wash Times website is down.

[hercuroc]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101867/posts

this was posted earlier

[Perdogg]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/10/obama-sought-to-sway-iraqis-on-bush-deal/?page=2

[Miss Didi]

Amir Taheri's appearance on Fox & Friends:



Foreign Affair
Is Barack Obama trying to stall the success of the surge in Iraq?

From Rush:



On Summer Trip to Iraq, Obama Tried to Delay US Troop Pullout



Obama Camp Confirms Treasonous Actions on Iraq Trip

[mattdono]

I think the difference is that it is being published in the Washington Post.

I honestly don’t remember the different news outlets that the previous story (which I agree is the same from a couple weeks ago), but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t carried by the Obamamania Media.

[CommieCutter]

The yahoo email hacker strikes again!

[jimmur281974]

Yes indeed but there is a seemingly BIG difference now! This is all being drudged up again because it appears the MSM is beginning to show signs of wanting to know “more” about Barack Hussein Obama and his shady dealings/associations. Quite interesting indeed.

Baracks chickens may be coming home to ROOST after all

[montag813]

NY Post Redux. MSM will laugh this off. ‘Morning Joe’ won’t even cover it.

[Perdogg]

This is the actual story not the Drudge teaser.

[maine-iac7]

This seems like a rehash of the same story we heard several weeks ago, which went nowhere. Am I wrong?

Of course not. A felony by a demRAt is not a crime.

[RatsDawg]

“The call was not recorded by either side, and Mr. Zebari did not respond to repeated telephone and e-mail messages requesting direct comment.”

show’s over, no evidence, only hearsay and rumors. Obama will get a pass.

[ladyvet]

That’s just the point...It’s up on Drudge now. Something is going on....

[joejm65]

I believe this story was first published in the NY post.

[Parley Baer]

Whatever it is, it is worth repeating.

[alecqss]

This seems like a rehash of the same story we heard several weeks ago, which went nowhere. Am I wrong?

You may call all Obama shady connections "rehashed stories", most of us here on FR heard them already. The problem is that the majority of voters did not, thanks to a media cover-up. Anything that breaks this blackout is welcome.

In other news, while everyone write about economy?? Don't we already know that institutional investors are taking cash out in expectations of a disaster of Obama presidency? Or this: In expressing their rejection of Senator Obama, some CEOs who responded to the survey went as far as to say that “some of his programs would bankrupt the country within three years, if implemented.”