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months later, Obama's rejection of the present strategy remains in full force and effect. After foreign policy advisor Samantha Power said that Obama's proposal to withdraw all combat brigades in 16 months was a "best case scenario", the Obama campaign disowned her: Unfortunately, the best-case scenario does not usually apply in Iraq. That is why it was perfectly appropriate for British television reporters to challenge former Obama foreign policy adviser Samantha Power about how he would respond to an

months later, Obama's rejection of the present strategy remains in full force and effect. After foreign policy advisor Samantha Power said that Obama's proposal to withdraw all combat brigades in 16 months was a "best case scenario", the Obama campaign disowned her: Unfortunately, the best-case scenario does not usually apply in Iraq. That is why it was perfectly appropriate for British television reporters to challenge former Obama foreign policy adviser Samantha Power about how he would respond to an

the falsehood that there was no greeting ceremony. It is, of course, quite possible that the rush to cars and an abortive greeting ceremony occurred elsewhere, and she has confused the two events. Attention should be directed as some of the more outrageous claims of her advisors instead.

s circulating out there at any given time turns out to be 100% true.”  FactCheck’s red-flag warning to the Janes and all voters this season:  Assume all political chain emails are false until proven true. The Fact Checker: The “Washington Post” shows us that the former First Lady’s Combat mission to Bosnia is the misstatement/ fib/ falsehood that keeps on giving for rivals of Hillary Clinton.  After admitting that her highly detailed memory of landing in Bosnia

Clinton’s new-found unconditional disengagement. But always be wary of two-by-two’s with empty cells; Kahl & Brimley overlook a 4th option: conditional disengagement. This is almost the Obama strategy — the U.S. should withdraw main combat forces, in 16 months if

the falsehood that there was no greeting ceremony. It is, of course, quite possible that the rush to cars and an abortive greeting ceremony occurred elsewhere, and she has confused the two events. Attention should be directed as some of the more outrageous claims

Iraq Truth-Telling, Part II Hillary Clinton's spokesman says the candidate will stick to her troop withdrawal plans from Iraq, no matter what happens on the ground in 2009. No flexibility permitted. ( 6:00 AM ET) | More »