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Obama Polishes Foreign-Policy Credentials in Mideast
July 22 (Bloomberg) -- Middle Eastern and European leaders are lining up to hear what Barack Obama has to say on his seven- country tour this week. For his presidential campaign, what he says on the trip may not be as important as the photos and videos it produces.
Nations:Israel Afghanistan France U.S. Iraq Germany People:Angela Merkel Barack Obama John McCain Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Activities:US Election 2008
2008-07-22
Obama begins firsthand look at Baghdad
BAGHDAD - Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait Israel U.S. People:David Petraeus Jalal Talabani Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-07-21
Obama expected to meet with commanders of Iraq war
BAGHDAD - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's visit to Iraq for talks with commanders of a war he long opposed follows the prime minister's apparent endorsement of his troop withdrawal plan and a shift by the White House away from refusing to discuss that option.
Nations:Kuwait Pakistan Afghanistan Iraq U.S. People:David Petraeus Barack Obama Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-20
Obama meets with Karzai, a leader he's criticized
KABUL, Afghanistan - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan U.S. People:David Petraeus Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Afghan Terror War
2008-07-20
Obama says Afghanistan "precarious and urgent"
KABUL (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama called the situation in Afghanistan "precarious and urgent" on Sunday after meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during an overseas trip meant to burnish his foreign policy credentials.
Nations:Afghanistan Israel U.S. Germany France People:Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 Afghan Terror War Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-20
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