Obama running his own foreign policy

Paladin · Oct 10, 2008

An investigation needs to be started immediately ... Barry has know right to dictate foreign policy ... geez ... but would the MSM or the Obamiacs in the country care ...

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/10/obama-sought-to-sway-iraqis-on-bush-deal/

Revmitchell · Oct 10, 2008

Paladin said:

An investigation needs to be started immediately ... Barry has know right to dictate foreign policy ... geez ... but would the MSM or the Obamiacs in the country care ...

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/10/obama-sought-to-sway-iraqis-on-bush-deal/
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This disqualifies him to be President.

LeBuick · Oct 10, 2008

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.
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Even though this is old news there must be some fact to Obama statement or the McCain campaign would have it all over the airwaves. If he makes president, these words might come back to haunt him.

Gold Dragon · Oct 13, 2008

It looks like the Washington Times didn't do a very good job of following up on their story in this case. I always thought the Moonie paper was relatively reputable but it looks like they botched this one.

CNN: Obama did not ask to delay security agreement, Iraqi FM says
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The statement by Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari refutes a recent published report and a statement by Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin that Obama tried to influence Iraqi politicians negotiating with the United States to score political points.

Obama "never, ever discouraged us not to sign the agreement," Zebari said. "I think this was misrepresented, and I have clarified this case in a number of interviews back in the United States recently."

The Washington Times reported Friday that in June, Obama told Iraqi leaders in Baghdad that an agreement between the United States and the leaders to allow U.S. troops to stay in the country after 2008 should not go into effect unless it had congressional approval.

The newspaper quoted Samir Sumaidaie, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States, about a June 16 telephone conversation between Zebari and Obama.

But the article did not contain a comment from Zebari.
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