Latest Fact-Checks In Iraq

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Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on November 29, 2009 ABC's 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos'
"If you want to talk firsts for Bush, this was the first time in American history that a president took us into a war and cut taxes."
Mostly True
November 30, 2009
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 9, 2009 his Fox News program
"Barack Obama won't even use the term 'war on terrorism.'"
True
November 12, 2009
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on August 2, 2009 CNN's State of the Union with John King
Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 29, 2009 a news conference
In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year."
True
April 30, 2009
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 27, 2009 a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
"In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined."
False
By Alexander Lane • March 3, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on February 27, 2009 a speech on the Senate floor.
"The president's plan, even after the end of its withdrawal timeline is reached, will leave in place up to 50,000 U.S. troops."
False
By Alexander Lane • February 27, 2009
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 a debate in St. Louis, Mo.
"John McCain voted against funding the troops because of . . . a timeline in it to draw down American troops."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 6, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 2, 2008 St. Louis
"You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race."
Mostly False
By Alexander Lane • October 3, 2008
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman
stated on September 2, 2008 St. Paul, Minn.
Obama voted "to cut off funding for our American troops on the battlefield."
Mostly False
By Alexander Lane • September 2, 2008
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on August 31, 2008 an interview on ABC News' This Week
Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 1, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 27, 2008 Denver
(McCain) says "we can't have ... timelines to draw down our troops from Iraq."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • August 27, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 21, 2008 Chester, Va.
The Bush administration's latest plans for troop withdrawal from Iraq by 2011 are "more or less the same time frame I announced two years ago."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 24, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 19, 2008 Orlando, Fla.
"Sen. McCain was already turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, and he became a leading supporter of an invasion and occupation of (Iraq)."
True
By Alexander Lane • August 21, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 4, 2008 flip-o-meter
On a timetable to withdraw from Iraq.
No Flip
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 12, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 11, 2008 a speech in Las Vegas
"First, he (Obama) opposed the surge. Then he confidently predicted that it would fail. Then he tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • August 12, 2008
VoteVets.org
VoteVets.org
stated on July 23, 2008 a TV ad
"Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes."
False
By Alexander Lane • July 30, 2008
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
stated on July 24, 2008 a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV.
Says Obama flip-flopped on withdrawing troops from Iraq.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • July 24, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 18, 2008 a television ad
Obama "hasn't been to Iraq in years."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 21, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on July 9, 2008 in an ad on the Internet
John McCain has given erratic and inconsistent answers on when troops should return from Iraq.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 11, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 3, 2008 in an e-mail message from campaign spokesman Brian Rogers.
Barack Obama has "reversed" on his commitment "to begin withdrawing American troops from Iraq immediately."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 10, 2008
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