Latest True Fact-checks in Military Randy Forbes stated on April 14, 2011 in a press release.: "Each day our nation pays communist China $73.9 million in interest on our debt." Tim Ryan stated on March 16, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "From '05 to '09, we've had 1,100 soldiers commit suicide, one every 36 hours." Debbie Stabenow stated on March 1, 2011 in a news release: A government shutdown "could disrupt ... veterans' benefits." Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991. Betty McCollum stated on February 16, 2011 in press release, Rep. Betty McCollum: Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team. Dennis Kucinich stated on January 24, 2011: "One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending." Rand Paul stated on February 14, 2011 in an interview on Fox Business News: The federal government "can cut all of the non-military discretionary spending and not balance the budget." Michelle Obama stated on February 9, 2011 in a speech: More than one-quarter of America’s young adults are too fat to serve in the U.S. military Rick Scott stated on December 6, 2010 in a press conference: Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy. Mike Mullen stated on November 21, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Historically," Senate ratification of arms control treaties "has been bipartisan." Josh Mandel stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet." Gen. Peter Chiarelli stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": About 106,000 soldiers had "a prescription of three weeks or more" for pain, depression or anxiety medication. Dennis Kucinich stated on June 10, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "The War in Afghanistan is officially the longest war Americans have ever been asked to endure." Ron Paul stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview: "We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy." Alexi Giannoulias stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "He (Kirk) did violate Pentagon rules, twice actually, for improperly mingling politics with his military service." Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that." John Barrasso stated on May 10, 2010 in an interview on Fox News: On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong." Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2010 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "There have been three people tried and convicted by the last administration in military courts. Two are walking the street right now." Sean Hannity stated on November 9, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Barack Obama won't even use the term 'war on terrorism.'" Robert Gibbs stated on October 22, 2009 in the daily White House press conference: A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March." Dick Cheney stated on October 21, 2009 in a speech to the Center for Security Policy: The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls." Carl Levin stated on October 11, 2009 in an appearance on 'Meet the Press': Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies. North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests." Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded." Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008 in its platform: "More than 12,500 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was implemented, at a cost of over $360 million. Many of those forced out had special skills in high demand, such as translators, engineers, and pilots." Campaign Money Watch stated on June 9, 2008 in a TV ad: "McCain got more money from Airbus' U.S. executives than any other politician." Barack Obama stated on July 20, 2008 in Afghanistan: "For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three." Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2008 in a television ad: Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons." John McCain stated on July 11, 2008 in a TV ad airing Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico: U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan include a "few thousand that are still green card holders who are not even citizens of this country."
Randy Forbes stated on April 14, 2011 in a press release.: "Each day our nation pays communist China $73.9 million in interest on our debt." Tim Ryan stated on March 16, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "From '05 to '09, we've had 1,100 soldiers commit suicide, one every 36 hours." Debbie Stabenow stated on March 1, 2011 in a news release: A government shutdown "could disrupt ... veterans' benefits." Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991. Betty McCollum stated on February 16, 2011 in press release, Rep. Betty McCollum: Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team. Dennis Kucinich stated on January 24, 2011: "One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending." Rand Paul stated on February 14, 2011 in an interview on Fox Business News: The federal government "can cut all of the non-military discretionary spending and not balance the budget." Michelle Obama stated on February 9, 2011 in a speech: More than one-quarter of America’s young adults are too fat to serve in the U.S. military Rick Scott stated on December 6, 2010 in a press conference: Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy. Mike Mullen stated on November 21, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Historically," Senate ratification of arms control treaties "has been bipartisan." Josh Mandel stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet." Gen. Peter Chiarelli stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": About 106,000 soldiers had "a prescription of three weeks or more" for pain, depression or anxiety medication. Dennis Kucinich stated on June 10, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "The War in Afghanistan is officially the longest war Americans have ever been asked to endure." Ron Paul stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview: "We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy." Alexi Giannoulias stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "He (Kirk) did violate Pentagon rules, twice actually, for improperly mingling politics with his military service." Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that." John Barrasso stated on May 10, 2010 in an interview on Fox News: On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong." Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2010 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "There have been three people tried and convicted by the last administration in military courts. Two are walking the street right now." Sean Hannity stated on November 9, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Barack Obama won't even use the term 'war on terrorism.'" Robert Gibbs stated on October 22, 2009 in the daily White House press conference: A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March." Dick Cheney stated on October 21, 2009 in a speech to the Center for Security Policy: The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls." Carl Levin stated on October 11, 2009 in an appearance on 'Meet the Press': Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies. North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests." Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded." Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008 in its platform: "More than 12,500 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was implemented, at a cost of over $360 million. Many of those forced out had special skills in high demand, such as translators, engineers, and pilots." Campaign Money Watch stated on June 9, 2008 in a TV ad: "McCain got more money from Airbus' U.S. executives than any other politician." Barack Obama stated on July 20, 2008 in Afghanistan: "For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three." Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2008 in a television ad: Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons." John McCain stated on July 11, 2008 in a TV ad airing Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico: U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan include a "few thousand that are still green card holders who are not even citizens of this country."
Randy Forbes stated on April 14, 2011 in a press release.: "Each day our nation pays communist China $73.9 million in interest on our debt."
Tim Ryan stated on March 16, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "From '05 to '09, we've had 1,100 soldiers commit suicide, one every 36 hours."
Debbie Stabenow stated on March 1, 2011 in a news release: A government shutdown "could disrupt ... veterans' benefits."
Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991.
Betty McCollum stated on February 16, 2011 in press release, Rep. Betty McCollum: Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team.
Dennis Kucinich stated on January 24, 2011: "One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending."
Rand Paul stated on February 14, 2011 in an interview on Fox Business News: The federal government "can cut all of the non-military discretionary spending and not balance the budget."
Michelle Obama stated on February 9, 2011 in a speech: More than one-quarter of America’s young adults are too fat to serve in the U.S. military
Rick Scott stated on December 6, 2010 in a press conference: Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy.
Mike Mullen stated on November 21, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Historically," Senate ratification of arms control treaties "has been bipartisan."
Josh Mandel stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet."
Gen. Peter Chiarelli stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": About 106,000 soldiers had "a prescription of three weeks or more" for pain, depression or anxiety medication.
Dennis Kucinich stated on June 10, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "The War in Afghanistan is officially the longest war Americans have ever been asked to endure."
Ron Paul stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview: "We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy."
Alexi Giannoulias stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "He (Kirk) did violate Pentagon rules, twice actually, for improperly mingling politics with his military service."
Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that."
John Barrasso stated on May 10, 2010 in an interview on Fox News: On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong."
Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2010 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "There have been three people tried and convicted by the last administration in military courts. Two are walking the street right now."
Sean Hannity stated on November 9, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Barack Obama won't even use the term 'war on terrorism.'"
Robert Gibbs stated on October 22, 2009 in the daily White House press conference: A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March."
Dick Cheney stated on October 21, 2009 in a speech to the Center for Security Policy: The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls."
Carl Levin stated on October 11, 2009 in an appearance on 'Meet the Press': Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies.
North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests."
Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces."
Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."
Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008 in its platform: "More than 12,500 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was implemented, at a cost of over $360 million. Many of those forced out had special skills in high demand, such as translators, engineers, and pilots."
Campaign Money Watch stated on June 9, 2008 in a TV ad: "McCain got more money from Airbus' U.S. executives than any other politician."
Barack Obama stated on July 20, 2008 in Afghanistan: "For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three."
Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2008 in a television ad: Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons."
John McCain stated on July 11, 2008 in a TV ad airing Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico: U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan include a "few thousand that are still green card holders who are not even citizens of this country."