1917 or 1947 is preposterous. In addition, Romney appears to be using the statistic as a critique of the current administration, while experts tell us that both draw-downs and buildups of military equipment occur over long periods of time and can't be pegged to one president. Put it all together and you have a statement that, despite being close to accurate in its numbers, uses those numbers in service of a ridiculous point. Pants on Fire. For tips or comments on our Obameter and our GOP-Pledge-O-Meter promise databases, please e-mail the Obameter . If you are commenting on a specific promise, please include the wording of the promise. For comments about our Truth-O-Meter or Flip-O-Meter items, please e-mail the Truth-O-Meter . We're especially interested in seeing any chain e-mails you receive that you would like us to check out. If you send us a comment, we'll assume you don't mind us publishing it unless you tell us otherwise.