Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Iraq Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.” Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital." Ted Cruz stated on February 8, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds." Doonesbury stated on January 11, 2015 in the Sunday comics: The CIA paid two psychologists $81 million "to develop and run their torture program." LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush. Julie Pace stated on September 11, 2014 in a question to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: The Obama administration is using as its "legal justification for these airstrikes (on the Islamic State), an authorization for military force that the president himself has called for repeal of." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)." Martha Raddatz stated on August 24, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The Obama administration originally "wanted 10,000 troops to remain in Iraq -- not combat troops, but military advisers, special operations forces, to watch the counterterrorism effort." David Gregory stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Islamic State, or ISIS, was "cast off by al-Qaida because" it was "considered too extreme." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War." Paul Ryan stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech: All 28 members of NATO have "pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us." Mike Rogers stated on June 15, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq. Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR: On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War. Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq." Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today Show": In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war. Alan Grayson stated on September 1, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: "$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban." Cory Booker stated on July 6, 2011 in an interview on NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michel Martin: Says for the first time in the history of the United States, the government cut taxes during wartime Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for." Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops." Paul Krugman stated on November 29, 2009 in 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." Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2008 in 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." John McCain stated on July 18, 2008 in a television ad: Obama "hasn't been to Iraq in years." Campaign to Defend America stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad: John McCain and George W. Bush want to spend "a trillion dollars in Iraq over the next 10 years." Hillary Clinton stated on January 31, 2008 in a debate in Los Angeles: "George Bush sent people to war without body armor." Joe Biden stated on October 12, 2007: "First, he was in favor of my plan, now he's attacking it." Bill Richardson stated on September 25, 2007: "Bill Richardson is the only major Democratic candidate with a plan to withdraw all American troops from Iraq. All of the other major Democratic candidates support leaving American troops in Iraq indefinitely." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "And it's going to be difficult for us to do this as long as we're spending $275 million a day on a war that should have never been authorized..." Ron Paul stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "We've lost over 5,000 Americans over there in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and plus the civilians killed." Dennis Kucinich stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC: "I'm the first person who really took up the issue of the war. Four years ago I said that there was no proof that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and, actually... did an analysis which disproved the cause for the war."
Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.” Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital." Ted Cruz stated on February 8, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds." Doonesbury stated on January 11, 2015 in the Sunday comics: The CIA paid two psychologists $81 million "to develop and run their torture program." LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush. Julie Pace stated on September 11, 2014 in a question to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: The Obama administration is using as its "legal justification for these airstrikes (on the Islamic State), an authorization for military force that the president himself has called for repeal of." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)." Martha Raddatz stated on August 24, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The Obama administration originally "wanted 10,000 troops to remain in Iraq -- not combat troops, but military advisers, special operations forces, to watch the counterterrorism effort." David Gregory stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Islamic State, or ISIS, was "cast off by al-Qaida because" it was "considered too extreme." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War." Paul Ryan stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech: All 28 members of NATO have "pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us." Mike Rogers stated on June 15, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq. Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR: On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War. Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq." Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today Show": In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war. Alan Grayson stated on September 1, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: "$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban." Cory Booker stated on July 6, 2011 in an interview on NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michel Martin: Says for the first time in the history of the United States, the government cut taxes during wartime Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for." Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops." Paul Krugman stated on November 29, 2009 in 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." Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2008 in 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." John McCain stated on July 18, 2008 in a television ad: Obama "hasn't been to Iraq in years." Campaign to Defend America stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad: John McCain and George W. Bush want to spend "a trillion dollars in Iraq over the next 10 years." Hillary Clinton stated on January 31, 2008 in a debate in Los Angeles: "George Bush sent people to war without body armor." Joe Biden stated on October 12, 2007: "First, he was in favor of my plan, now he's attacking it." Bill Richardson stated on September 25, 2007: "Bill Richardson is the only major Democratic candidate with a plan to withdraw all American troops from Iraq. All of the other major Democratic candidates support leaving American troops in Iraq indefinitely." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "And it's going to be difficult for us to do this as long as we're spending $275 million a day on a war that should have never been authorized..." Ron Paul stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "We've lost over 5,000 Americans over there in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and plus the civilians killed." Dennis Kucinich stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC: "I'm the first person who really took up the issue of the war. Four years ago I said that there was no proof that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and, actually... did an analysis which disproved the cause for the war."
Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.”
Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people."
Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital."
Ted Cruz stated on February 8, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds."
Doonesbury stated on January 11, 2015 in the Sunday comics: The CIA paid two psychologists $81 million "to develop and run their torture program."
LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush.
Julie Pace stated on September 11, 2014 in a question to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: The Obama administration is using as its "legal justification for these airstrikes (on the Islamic State), an authorization for military force that the president himself has called for repeal of."
John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)."
Martha Raddatz stated on August 24, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The Obama administration originally "wanted 10,000 troops to remain in Iraq -- not combat troops, but military advisers, special operations forces, to watch the counterterrorism effort."
David Gregory stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Islamic State, or ISIS, was "cast off by al-Qaida because" it was "considered too extreme."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War."
Paul Ryan stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech: All 28 members of NATO have "pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us."
Mike Rogers stated on June 15, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq.
Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR: On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq."
Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today Show": In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war.
Alan Grayson stated on September 1, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: "$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban."
Cory Booker stated on July 6, 2011 in an interview on NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michel Martin: Says for the first time in the history of the United States, the government cut taxes during wartime
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for."
Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops."
Paul Krugman stated on November 29, 2009 in 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."
Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2008 in 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."
Campaign to Defend America stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad: John McCain and George W. Bush want to spend "a trillion dollars in Iraq over the next 10 years."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 31, 2008 in a debate in Los Angeles: "George Bush sent people to war without body armor."
Bill Richardson stated on September 25, 2007: "Bill Richardson is the only major Democratic candidate with a plan to withdraw all American troops from Iraq. All of the other major Democratic candidates support leaving American troops in Iraq indefinitely."
Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "And it's going to be difficult for us to do this as long as we're spending $275 million a day on a war that should have never been authorized..."
Ron Paul stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "We've lost over 5,000 Americans over there in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and plus the civilians killed."
Dennis Kucinich stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC: "I'm the first person who really took up the issue of the war. Four years ago I said that there was no proof that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and, actually... did an analysis which disproved the cause for the war."