Obama is going to attempt to take credit in a speech tonight for a plan that Bush put in place before leaving office. I'm just giving you folks a heads up on this.
To his credit Obama didn't try to stop the plan from going into effect on schedule.....or did he?
Turns out when he was a Senator Obama tried to bribe Iraqi officials into making no agreements with Bush just to steal his idea from under him.
Obama Tried To Stall GIS' Iraqi Withdrawal
Last Updated: 10:09 AM, December 30, 2008
Posted: 4:02 AM, September 15, 2008
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.
Obama insisted that Congress should be involved in negotiations on the status of US troops - and that it was in the interests of both sides not to have an agreement negotiated by the Bush administration in its "state of weakness and political confusion."
"However, as an Iraqi, I prefer to have a security agreement that regulates the activities of foreign troops, rather than keeping the matter open." Zebari says.
Though Obama claims the US presence is "illegal," he suddenly remembered that Americans troops were in Iraq within the legal framework of a UN mandate. His advice was that, rather than reach an accord with the "weakened Bush administration," Iraq should seek an extension of the UN mandate.
While in Iraq, Obama also tried to persuade the US commanders, including Gen. David Petraeus, to suggest a "realistic withdrawal date." They declined.
SEN. BARACK OBAMA WANTS TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ, BUT WANTS A DELAY IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR REMOVAL - NYPOST.com
I think the only thing Obama should be congratulated for is not screwing it up too badly.
The biggest question is will Obama give Bush any credit for the Surge or the drawdown plan he put in place?
I seriously doubt it.
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