> Never mind the consequences. Kill the kids, but get me my throne.
> First you tell them on the phone: Don’t worry. I’m just as good as
> McCain.
> Mr. Zebari’s Message
> Iraq’s foreign minister has a chat with Barack Obama.
> SEN. BARACK OBAMA told Iraq’s foreign minister this week that he plans
> to visit the country between now and the presidential election. We
> think that’s a good thing.. because it will give Mr. Obama an
> opportunity to refresh his badly outdated plan for Iraq. To do that,
> the Democrat needs to listen more to dedicated Iraqi leaders like
> Hoshyar Zebari, the foreign minister..
> Mr. Obama laid out his current strategy for Iraq in November 2006,
> shortly before announcing his candidacy for president. .. 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..
> Mr. Zebari said he told Mr. Obama that “Iraq is not an island.” In
> other words, an American withdrawal that destabilized the country
> would also roil the region around it and embolden U.S. adversaries
> such as al-Qaeda and Iran. “We have a deadly enemy,” Mr. Zebari said.
> “When he sees that you commit yourself to a certain timetable, he will
> use this to increase pressure and attacks, to make it look as though
> he is forcing you out. We have many actors who would love to take
> advantage of that opportunity.” Mr. Zebari says he believes U.S.
> forces can and should be drawn down. His point is that reductions
> should be made gradually, as the Iraqi army becomes stronger.
> The foreign minister said “my message” to Mr. Obama “was very
> clear. . . . Really, we are making progress. I hope any actions you
> will take will not endanger this progress.” He said he was reassured
> by the candidate’s response, which caused him to think that Mr. Obama
> might not differ all that much from Mr. McCain. Mr. Zebari said that
> in addition to promising a visit, Mr. Obama said that “if there would
> be a Democratic administration, it will not take any irresponsible,
> reckless, sudden decisions or action to endanger your gains, your
> achievements, your stability or security. Whatever decision he will
> reach will be made through close consultation with the Iraqi
> government and U.S. military commanders in the field.” Certainly, it
> makes sense to consult with those who, like Mr. Zebari, have put their
> lives on the line for an Iraq that would be a democratic U.S. ally.
> Mr. Obama ought to listen carefully to what they are saying.
Barack Hussein Obama will say and do anything
to get elected, even using the soldiers as a political pawn.
Obama didn't visit the troops but while on the campaign
trail he tried to influence foreign powers
in violation of the Logan act.
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/15/treason/
WHILE Barack Obama has publicly campaigned for a speedy withdrawal of
US troops from Iraq — in secret private discussions, Obama has tried
to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the
American military presence.
– “OBAMA TRIED TO STALL GIS’ IRAQ WITHDRAWAL,” NY Post, September 15,
2008
By asking Iraqi leaders to delay a withdrawal plan, Barack Obama
hopes
to make the GOP look bad so that he can get elected.
Never mind the consequences. Kill the kids, but get me my throne.
::::::::::::::::::
Here’s how Obama, the national security neophyte with no military or
foreign policy experience, tried to play the big boys’ game:
First you tell them on the phone: Don’t worry. I’m just as good as
McCain.
On June 18, 2008 the Washington post published an editorial titled:
Mr. Zebari’s Message
Iraq’s foreign minister has a chat with Barack Obama.
SEN. BARACK OBAMA told Iraq’s foreign minister this week that he
plans
to visit the country between now and the presidential election. We
think that’s a good thing.. because it will give Mr. Obama an
opportunity to refresh his badly outdated plan for Iraq. To do that,
the Democrat needs to listen more to dedicated Iraqi leaders like
Hoshyar Zebari, the foreign minister..
Mr. Obama laid out his current strategy for Iraq in November 2006,
shortly before announcing his candidacy for president. .. 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..
Earlier, in June, Obama called Zebari:
Mr. Zebari said he told Mr. Obama that “Iraq is not an island.” In
other words, an American withdrawal that destabilized the country
would also roil the region around it and embolden U.S. adversaries
such as al-Qaeda and Iran.
“We have a deadly enemy,” Mr. Zebari said.
“When he sees that you commit yourself to a certain timetable, he
will
use this to increase pressure and attacks, to make it look as though
he is forcing you out. We have many actors who would love to take
advantage of that opportunity.”
Mr. Zebari says he believes U.S.
forces can and should be drawn down. His point is that reductions
should be made gradually, as the Iraqi army becomes stronger.
The foreign minister said “my message” to Mr. Obama “was very
clear. . . . Really, we are making progress. I hope any actions you
will take will not endanger this progress.”
He said he was reassured
by the candidate’s response, which caused him to think that Mr. Obama
might not differ all that much from Mr. McCain. Mr. Zebari said that
in addition to promising a visit, Mr. Obama said that “if there would
be a Democratic administration, it will not take any irresponsible,
reckless, sudden decisions or action to endanger your gains, your
achievements, your stability or security.
Whatever decision he will
reach will be made through close consultation with the Iraqi
government and U.S. military commanders in the field.”
Certainly, it
makes sense to consult with those who, like Mr. Zebari, have put
their
lives on the line for an Iraq that would be a democratic U.S. ally.
Mr. Obama ought to listen carefully to what they are saying.
Then, face to face and behind closed doors, you propose a totally
different track.
Today, September 15, 2008, Amir Taheri writes in the New York Post
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
