Another Republican Myth on Obama refuted

[Modbert]

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama did not ask to delay security agreement, Iraqi FM says - Blogs from CNN.com

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.

 

[DiveCon]

strawman

 

[Modbert]

strawman

How so? Mind explaining because all I see is another republican myth that plastered all over this board being refuted.

 

[Truthmatters]

do you think a little thing like facts will keep them from believing what they want to believe?

 

[Annie]

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama did not ask to delay security agreement, Iraqi FM says - Blogs from CNN.com

The article did not quote you or I either. The point?

 

[DiveCon]

How so? Mind explaining because all I see is another republican myth that plastered all over this board being refuted.

who is claiming this happened?

 

[Modbert]

who is claiming this happened?

Did you not read the damn article?

 

[DiveCon]

Did you not read the damn article?

show me proof Palin claimed this
i dont trust any reporter
not one
and especially not from PMSNBC

 

[DiveCon]

ah i see, the times made the claim and Palin repeated it
see why i dont trust asshole reporters

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.co...d-obama-try-to-seek-a-delay-in-us-iraq-talks/

The Times article said Obama "tried to convince Iraqi leaders in private conversations that the president shouldn't be allowed to enact the deal without congressional approval." It said "some of the specifics of the conversations remain the subject of dispute" and that Iraqi leaders said Obama "urged Baghdad to delay an agreement with Mr. Bush until next year when a new president will be in office — a charge the Democratic campaign denies."

Palin cited the Times article and said, "We've learned that Barack Obama tried to influence negotiations with Iraqi leaders in a way that would set back America's cause there, while advancing his campaign here," according to a pool report from her campaign stop. She added, "We learned this morning that Iraqi officials are saying Senator Obama tried to make a secret deal with the Iraqi government, and he apparently wanted this action delayed, some more strategy delayed, that would reduce troop numbers until the next president takes office."

news flash for Palin, don't trust any news report till you check it out first

 

[DiveCon]

so again, STRAWMAN

 

[Modbert]

so again, STRAWMAN

Not really, you just made a dumbass remark and then corrected yourself.

Then screamed Strawman again.

 

[DiveCon]

Not really, you just made a dumbass remark and then corrected yourself.

Then screamed Strawman again.

no
its still a strawman

 

[xsited1]

In dispute. Both Obama and the Iraqi official with whom he had the conversation, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, deny Obama ever pushed for a delay. But the article Palin was citing quoted another Iraqi official who said he was next to Zebari during the conversation and was briefed by Zebari right afterward.