Posted on 09/15/2008 2:06:48 PM PDT by Plutarch
Barack Obama’s campaign denied a New York Post report Monday that said the Democratic presidential candidate privately tried to persuade Iraqi political leaders to stall an agreement on scaling back American troops in Iraq while publicly campaigning for a speedy withdrawal.
Obama’s request for a delay was a major theme of his talks with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in an interview with the Post.
Obama also tried to persuade the U.S. commanders, including Gen. David Petraeus, to offer a “realistic withdrawal date,” the Post reported. The commanders declined, the newspaper said.
A top foreign policy adviser to Obama sat in on the meetings between the candidate and Iraqi officials this summer and said no such conversations occurred, the campaign said Monday.
Obama has said he wants U.S. troops out of Iraq as rapidly as possible, and while the U.S. negotiates a Status of Forces Agreement with Iraq, Obama wants that brought to Congress.
According to the report in the Post, Obama said he wants the Bush administration excluded from the negotiations, given its “state of weakness and political confusion.”
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Barack Obama calls Iraqi Foreign Minister a liar.
Yeah, how’s that for diplomatic relations?
Oooh. The plot thickens. Now, someone needs to corroborate the Zebari story. Then watch the fireworks.
Let's wait for the Minister's respoonse.
Really, though, what else is he going to say?
This story will just die. Meanwhile, the media will continue to repeat the book banning b.s. against Palin, no matter how many times it is debunked.
Someone is not telling the truth.
Only the Iraqis know which one.
The Post author should have been more specific about his interview with the Foreign Minister. The article was vague about the when and the where of this encounter.
Fantastic! They’re playing defense again! Hit them again, harder, harder!!
Yup..this is a he said..she said. Easy to follow up on.
Obamachev just stepped on his Johnson again.
I can see the add now...
This story will just die. Meanwhile, the media will continue to repeat the book banning b.s. against Palin, no matter how many times it is debunked.
Audacity isn’t strong enough a term to describe His Majesty Obama.
“Megalomaniac with delusions of grandeur” would be a more apt description.
So Iraqi leaders and Gen. David Petraeus are obviously lying? And Sarah is washing her hands?
If we can prove this, he’s dead. Of course, the Post will be treated as a “tabloid”—
Yeah, ok...whatever...stand up Chuck!...LOL
Obama would like to bring us all together ...he will make fools of everyone
If it wasn’t for the mediaBASTARDS shielding they’re buttboy, the BIG ZERO at this stage of the game would be in DEEPDEEPDOODO!! The fat lady would be a sing by now!
Someone is lying ... How to check
What would Obama gain by troop delay?
What would Iraq gain by troop delay?
It’s easy to see who is lying and it isn’t Iraq.
Wow. Can you imagine the audacity of one who would try exclude the current sitting president and administration from doing their business? This sounds like a coup attempt to me.
As they should have, Barry. Despite your delusions, the generals don't work for you, they work for the President. You ain't there yet.
oOOOPS...DANG IT! I meant to say THEIR instead of they’re...ugh!
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