Claim: President Barack Obama stuck to the facts in his speech on Libya, but as others have pointed out, he has flip-flopped on the fundamental question of whether he needed congressional approval for military intervention. Also, Obama sought in his address to minimize the military costs to the United States by saying NATO will now take the lead. But the fact is that the United States pays the largest share of NATO's budget — one of a couple of key omissions by the president.
Fact-check: Obama on War, Then and Now - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president barack obama stuck to the facts in his speech on libya, but as others have pointed out, he has flip-flopped on the fundamental question of whether he needed congressional approval for military intervention. also, obama sought in his address to minimize the military costs to the united states by saying nato will now take the lead. but the fact is that the united states pays the largest share of nato's budget — one of a couple of key omissions by the president.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2011-03-29T21:51:39