I imagine that someone has indeed put in a call to the Iraqi government to see if this was in fact true, before running with it.
“I imagine that someone has indeed put in a call to the Iraqi government to see if this was in fact true, before running with it.”
Exactly!
Pssssst......the reason the Obama Campaign and the left wing media want to ‘focus’ on the writer of this article:’ Amir Tahiri’ is because the left just loves to champion the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari...who ACTUALLY SAID THIS STUFF IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW YORK POST!! LOL
Here is the media love for ZEBARI in action (flashback..posted early this morning)
See post: #249 in this thread.
WP:
“.....To do that, the Democrat needs to listen more to dedicated Iraqi leaders like Hoshyar Zebari, the foreign minister — who, it seems, didn’t hold back during their telephone conversation.
Mr. Obama laid out his current strategy for Iraq in November 2006, shortly before announcing his candidacy for president. At the time, Iraq appeared to be on the verge of a sectarian civilian war, and Mr. Obama was trying to distinguish himself in the Democratic primary race by offering a timetable for withdrawal. Nineteen months later, the situation in Iraq has changed dramatically, with violence down 75 percent from its peak and the Iraqi government and army in control of most of the country. But Mr. Obama has not altered his position: He still proposes withdrawing most U.S. troops according to a fixed timetable, set to the most rapid pace at which commanders have said American forces could be pulled out.”
Mr. Zebari’s Message
Iraq’s foreign minister has a chat with Barack Obama.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008; Page A14
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/17/AR2008061702034.html