Obama’s Private Iraq Negotiations?

According to this article from the New York Post, Barack Obama took on the role of Senator, President of the United States, Secretary of State, and UN ambassador while in Iraq this July.

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.

This is beyond arrogant if this is true.  It’s dangerous.

Ace of Spades has more info here.

NRO’s “The Corner” has more here.

And here’s Politico’s comments.

Hot Air has more coverage this morning here.