Claim: Liz Cheney's group quotes U.S. military leaders out of context to attack President Obama's Afghanistan policy. Keep America Safe, which is headed by the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, is airing a TV ad that uses brief video clips of congressional testimony given by Gen. David Petraeus and Adm. Mike Mullen to support its claim that Obama's plan to reduce troop levels in Afghanistan will put U.S. soldiers at greater risk. It's true that both military leaders recommended maintaining higher troop levels.
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Verdict: liz cheney's group quotes u.s. military leaders out of context to attack president obama's afghanistan policy. keep america safe, which is headed by the daughter of former vice president dick cheney, is airing a tv ad that uses brief video clips of congressional testimony given by gen. david petraeus and adm. mike mullen to support its claim that obama's plan to reduce troop levels in afghanistan will put u.s. soldiers at greater risk. it's true that both military leaders recommended maintaining higher troop levels.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2011-07-12T22:34:13