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OBAMA TRIED TO STALL GIS' IRAQ WITHDRAWAL

LONG VIEW: Barack Obama tours Iraq with Gen. David Petraeus in July, when 
he sought to stall any agreement for US troop withdrawal until President 
Bush left office.

By AMIR TAHERI

Last updated: 4:10 am
September 15, 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.

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