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September 15th 2008     

Quote Of The Day: Losing The War To Win The Election Edition

Posted by: Laer at 11:15 am

“[Obama] asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington.” – Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari

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ohn McCain took a lot of heat for implying that Barack Obama was willing to lose the war in order to win the election. Now it turns out that wasn’t just political rhetoric but historical truth.

Read more on Amir Taheri’s NY Post interview with Zebari here. Ed Morrissey quibbles with some of Taheri’s conclusions on Zebari’s statements about timing, but other than that, the report stands up to Capt. Ed’s scrutiny.

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With Obama winning the presidency by seven percent, we can't blame the media. Their laudatory coverage and refusal to extensively probe into Obama's background and [lack of] experience was at best responsible for five percent of his vote, the pundits tell us. Here is a compilation of over 100 significant instances of pro-Obama/anti-McCain bias during the 2008 campaign.

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