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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bingo.....video or audio of said conversation would be nice...
Even IF this exact story isn’t accurate (we’ll see) Obama publicly intruded himself in the negotiations at the time. Interestingly, he publicly was pushing the US to get out sooner and undermining his own nation’s position. It was inappropriate either way.
But then we’re talking about someopne who should have had to quit the race when he walked away from the wounded soldiers in Germany.
Sarah visited the wounded.
From the stories I have read Ted Kennedy has been doing it decades.
Or is that filed away in the same place as his birth certificate, passports, SAT scores, college transcripts, LSAT scores, etc. etc.?
This is a case of the people who know getting bolder as Obama’s sure thing goes up in smoke. The weaker he gets the more we will learn about his duplicity. I hope Zaberi doesn’t try to back pedal. I have no doubt the report is true even if the Iraqis get cold feet and cover for Barry.
I'm sure that Hussein's surrogates are 'enlightening' Zebari as we speak--to 'remind him' of what he 'really' said. /s
Sounds like a headline to me.
It’s front page on FOX News website. Does anyone know if the story has been on the air today?
Barack Obama calls Iraqi Foreign Minister a liar.
He did say he would dialog with Muslim nations.../s
Yeah, how’s that for diplomatic relations?
Amateur Hour
What did he know?
...and when did he know it?
I expect tough questioning to come from the press on this.
This is great to see the Obama campaign deny so quickly! Shows for sure that the Post story is absolutely TRUE! Now is the time for the Post reporter to play the video of his interview with the Iraq leaders and General Petraeus and other commanders! Lets get the truth out!!
How can we doubt “top foreign policy adviser to Obama”? Would one of Obama’s own paid team lie? And will Obama just call all world leaders liars if he doesn’t like what they say? The Barbra Streisand School of diplomacy.
Too funny....
I’m praying the conversation was secretly taped recorded!
From the story....
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
Ahh... the famous “unnamed adviser” backs up Bambi's story
Well here’s Zaberi’s chance to cast his ballot.
Yeah, I’m sure he didn’t realize it was insulting to the Iraqis. Just as I’m sure he didn’t realize the implications of using “putting lipstick on a pig” would have.
I’m just not sure that a person that unaware should be considering a job where any degree of sensitivity is required...
Remember during the primaries Obama also denied one of his staff meeting with representatives of the Canadian government to discount his campaign rhetoric regarding ending NAFTA. Obama is a weasel and can’t be trusted.
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