Obama insisted tonight that he had never called for direct Presidential diplomacy with Iran. This is an absolute lie. He called for meeting with Ahmadinejad without preconditions several times during the primary debates, and even endorses meeting with Iran without preconditions on his website. Here’s a screenshot in case the original goes down the memory hole:

Obama calls for direct Presidential talks with Iran without preconditions.

In addition to his lie about meeting with Iran, he also misrepresented what Henry Kissinger has said about meeting with Iran. Kissinger cleared that up pretty quickly with a statement issued after the debate.

Henry Kissinger believes Barack Obama misstated his views on diplomacy with US adversaries and is not happy about being mischaracterized. He says: “Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain. We do not agree on everything, but we do agree that any negotiations with Iran must be geared to reality.”

Hat Tip: Gateway Pundit

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