Fact Check: McCain on Iran
Tonight, Barack Obama said: “Senator McCain, this is the guy who sang bomb, bomb, bomb Iran."
THE FACTS: McCain has been reckless in His approach to Iran.
Fact Check: McCain Ignored Afghanistan
Tonight, Barack Obama said: “This is the person who after we had -- we hadn't even finished Afghanistan where he said, next up Baghdad.”
THE FACTS: John McCain has ignored the threat in Afghanistan and thinks Iraq is the central front in the war on terror.
Fact Check: Obama on the Surge in Iraq
Tonight, John McCain said: “He still will not admit he was wrong about the strategy of the surge in Iraq, and that is the same kind of strategy of go out and secure and hold and allow people to live normal lives.”
THE FACTS: Obama has repeatedly said the surge could help reduce violence in Iraq.
Fact Check: Obama on Diplomacy
Tonight, John McCain said: “Now, Senator Obama without precondition wants to sit down and negotiate with them, without preconditions.”
THE FACTS: Obama supports responsible diplomatic engagement with hostile nations.
Fact Check: McCain on Bin Ladin
Tonight, Barack Obama Said McCain Didn’t Think Catching Osama Bin Laden Was That Important.
THE FACTS: McCain said capturing Bin Ladin isn't "that important" and that we had suceeded in Afghanistan.
Fact Check: McCain on Funding Troops in Somalia
Tonight, John McCain said: “We went into Somalia as a peace making organization, we ended up trying to be, excuse me -- excuse me, as a peacekeeping organization. We ended up trying to be peacemakers, and we ended up having to withdraw in humiliation.”
THE FACTS: McCain introduced legislation cutting off funding for troops in Somalia.
Fact Check: On Pakistan
Tonight, John McCain accused Barack Obama of announcing publicly that he would attack Pakistan.
THE FACTS: If we have actionable intelligent about high-value terrorist targets and Pakistan won't act, we will.
To get the facts from the debate, visit therecord.barackobama.com, where you can get cites and sources for all the information you've heard tonight.
And to learn more about JohnMcCain's record on these issues, visit JohnMcCainRecord.com.
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