The MSNBC version from June is even more damning, because it mentions Obama’s desire to postpone things until after the election, which I didn’t see quite so clearly here.
See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083101/posts
Can I borrow your towel? My car just hit a water buffalo.
Bravo, Jim!
That complete, utter, TERMINALLY STUPID B@STARD!
A couple of things:
1) Why wasn’t this a huge deal when it happened in June?
2) What exactly is the big deal with regards to what’s stated in this article?
3) How is this anywhere near as outrageous as that SOB trying to stall troop reductions for his own political gain?
Not being a smart-ass at all, I’m trying to get a good handle on this treasonous prick.
Ping
You are most welcome!!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2082538/posts?page=302#302
War Zones on the Itinerary
New York Times, The (NY) - June 17, 2008
Author: JEFF ZELENY
It’s not just battleground states on the itinerary for the presidential candidates. Senator Barack Obama said Monday that he also intended to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before the November election.
One day after Senator John McCain met with Iraq’s foreign minister, Hoshyar Zebari , Mr. Obama spoke to Mr. Zebari by telephone. Mr. Obama said he was “encouraged” by reductions in violence in Iraq, but added that the United States should withdraw troops at a pace of one to two brigades a month, with a goal of removing most combat troops in 16 months.
“We have no interest in permanent bases in Iraq,” Mr. Obama said.
Among the issues being discussed between Mr. Zebari and the presidential candidates is a long-term security accord between Iraq and the United States. While the Bush administration would like to see an agreement reached by midsummer, Mr. Obama said he opposed such a swift timetable.
“My concern is that the Bush administration, in a weakened state politically, ends up trying to rush an agreement that in some ways might be binding to the next administration,” Mr. Obama said, “whether it’s my administration or Senator McCain’s administration.”
Mr. Obama , who has not been to Iraq for more than two years, said last month that he would like to visit. After speaking to Mr. Zebari , he sounded more definitive, saying, “I told him that I look forward to seeing him in Baghdad.”
Mr. McCain has invited Mr. Obama to take a joint trip to Iraq, a gesture that Mr. Obama dismissed as a political stunt. Alex Conant, a Republican Party spokesman, said it had been nearly 900 days since Mr. Obama visited, in January 2006.
Mr. Obama did not say Monday when he would be going, but said it would be “before the election.”
JEFF ZELENY
Edition: Late Edition - Final
Section: National Desk
Page: 19
Page Column: 0
Page Subsection: A
Column: TRAVEL PLANS
Record Number: 2008-06-17-320854
302 posted on Monday, September 15, 2008 9:11:35 AM by maggief (Read my lip-stick!)
This is serious.
However, I should note, and we all should take care when discussing this, that the new story is that Obama talked about this in July when he met with the official.
The NYTimes story (and another MSNBC story) confirms that Obama discussed this with the official on the PHONE in JUNE.
It does not deal with what happened in July.
So it could be that Obama is denying that he talked about this in July, when in fact he did so in June on the phone.
Of course, I doubt he would have talked about it in June by phone, and admitted it, and then NOT mentioned it in July.
SO I trust Zebari, rather than Obama.
it’s just we need to make sure we don’t reference this article and claim it REFUTES the Obama denial now — because this article is dated in June, and the meeting we are talking about took place in July.
What is the big deal about this article? the MSNBC, CBS, and a CNN article had already been found earlier today and posted on the main thread. Because it’s the slimes, it has more clout? The others seemed better to me, but maybe I’m missing something.
This NY Times article is dated in June. Do you see the problem here?
“While the Bush administration would like to see an agreement reached before the summer’s political conventions, Mr. Obama said today that he opposed such a timetable.”
Precisely the position Obama took with the Iraqi Foreign Minister.
Marking...
Outrageous. Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS!
Who the F does he think he is? Looks like it wasn’t just a freudian slip when he referred to himself as “president” the other day. He really thinks he is already the president. Maybe he will import Odinga and some of his Kenyan thugs to be in his cabinet. What a turd!
He's not the president.
He's nothing but a first-term senator.
And we don't want him here. He just arrogantly swept through here a couple of months ago, causing things to be locked down and other inconveniences.
Stay away, Barry. We're doing just fine without you.
ping!
Sent to Drudge.
Mark Levin touched on this last night, as did Austin Hill and Grandy & Andy this morning.... I e-mailed Chris Plante and the WMAL program director telling them to discuss it this morning.
My questionis: Why in the Hell is the NY times NOT reporting this???
Remember when Tehran released the American hostages on the day of Reagan’s inauguration?
After Reagan-Bush got “moved in,” then Speaker of the House Thomas “Tip” O’Neil said that there were “claims” George HW Bush had traveled to Tehran and demanded that the American hostages not be released until after the 1980 election.
There was no evidence that Vice Prez Bush had done this..... just “claims”..... and Speaker O’Neil said that the claims themselves warranted an investigation.....
Why? Because of “the seriousness of the charge..”
No evidence. But “the seriousness of the charge” warranted an investigation.
Seems to me that we have at least SOME evidence that Obama screwed with America’s handling of a war...... that, and “the seriousness of the charge” would warrant an investigation.....
as they are much too busy with their 'feeding frenzy' attacking Gov. Palin,,,
to worry about something as trivial as treasonous comments from their HERO!!!