Jonathan Martin
Politico
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Barack Obama was to have a military briefing from officials with the Joint Chiefs of Staff office last week, but canceled to attend Tim Russert’s funeral.
Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell confirmed the original plan for the meeting and said Obama was seeking a so-called “ops-intel” briefing.
Members of Congress typically request such information on military intelligence and operations in advance of foreign trips. Following a conversation last Monday with Iraq’s foreign minister, Obama told reporters that he intended to visit both Iraq and Afghanistan before the election.
For almost a month, John McCain and the RNC have pressed Obama for not having traveled to Iraq since 2006.
Asked about the meeting, Obama spokesman Bill Burton would only say that the Illinois senator was "scheduled to be briefed by Pentagon officials on the current conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan and will reschedule for a time soon."
SOURCE: Politico
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