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Fact Check on McClellan:
Tonight, Sarah Palin said: “First McClellan did not say definitively that the surge principles would not work in Afghanistan. Certain accounting for different conditions in that country and conditions are certainly different.”
FACT: It’s Not McClellan, Its McKiernan, And That’s Not What He Said About The Surge
Fact Check on Civilian Deaths:
Tonight, Sarah Palin said: “Now, Barack Obama had said that all we're doing in Afghanistan is air raiding villages and killing civilians, and such a reckless, reckless comment and untrue comment again hurts our cause. That's not what we are doing there. We are fighting terrorists and we are securing democracy.”
FACT: Western Forces Have Been Killing Civilians At A Faster Rate Than Insurgents Have Been Killing Civilians In Afghanistan; Bush Said He Understands The Agony Over The Loss Of Innocent Lives And Is Doing Everything He Can To Protect Them.
Debate Reality Check: McClellan and Civilian Deaths
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