Claim: McCain charged that Obama has said he would "attack Pakistan." What he really said, on Aug. 1, 2007, was: "It was a terrible mistake to fail to act when we had a chance to take out an al Qaeda leadership meeting in 2005. If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will." As we noted in February, when Sen. Hillary Clinton criticized Obama for his remarks, that's pretty much what the U.S.
Fact-check: Pakistan Attack - FactCheck.org
Verdict: mccain charged that obama has said he would "attack pakistan." what he really said, on aug. 1, 2007, was: "it was a terrible mistake to fail to act when we had a chance to take out an al qaeda leadership meeting in 2005. if we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and president musharraf won't act, we will." as we noted in february, when sen. hillary clinton criticized obama for his remarks, that's pretty much what the u.s.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2008-10-07T15:30:05