Here's where more knowledgeable folks than myself can help, because this is potentially damning.
Obama stands accused by the New York Post of trying to postpone an agreement between Iraq and the US until after the new administration came to office. That's the headline.
My own recollection is that there was some talk during the primaries, of Bush attempting to pressure the Iraq government into a deal that would circumvent Congress's authority to come out of the war - by signing a commitment that tied the hands of the incoming administration. In that context, it seems that Obama, as part of a senate delegation, would try to urge against such a deal.
Are these two ideas related? If so, is Obama authorized to have such a conversation with Iraq as Senator? And if these headlines get out of hand, will Hagel and Reed be helpful and back Obama up on his words, rather than letting the Iraqi government play us and interfere with the election?
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