OBAMARAMA

In an interview with Wolf Blitzer yesterday, Sen. Obama had this to say about the situation in Iraq — and Sen. McCain’s insistence that the United States maintain an indefinite presence there:

“John McCain may believe that it’s an option for us to maintain an indefinite occupation of Iraq, regardless what happens in terms of politics within Iraq, so that we’re every year sending $100 billion over to Iraq, so that every year we’re seeing hundreds or thousands of young Americans dying, so that we continue to see a deterioration of America’s standing in the world,” the Democratic presidential candidate told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “I don’t think that serves the best interests of the United States, and I don’t think it will ultimately result if the kind of stabilization in Iraq that’s necessary.”

Sen. Obama also expressed his thoughts about executive privilege, the Iranian-UK hostage situation, and his positive relationship with Rev. Al Sharpton. Read more (and watch the video) here.