It’s not often that I quote the New York Post, but they are quoting some specific sources in the Iraqi government on this one.
OBAMA TRIED TO STALL GIS’ IRAQ WITHDRAWAL
WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence.
According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.
“He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington,” Zebari said in an interview.
I will be watching with interest to see if/how Obama responds to this charge. If true, I find it hard to picture what justification could be offered, and it should rightly shoot a huge hole in his already diminishing campaign hopes.