http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/war_in_iraq This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: War in Iraq en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200810240002 CNN's Jason Carroll aired Cindy McCain's claim that Sen. Barack Obama's "vote to not fund my son when he was serving sent a cold chill through my body." However, Carroll did not point out that Sen. John McCain himself voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810240002 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:00:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090011 MSNBC.com's First Read again falsely claimed that Sen. John McCain "opposed, but did not vote," on a 2007 troop-funding appropriations bill. In fact, while McCain did not vote on a later version of the appropriations bill, he voted against the measure on March 29, 2007, and said at the time that he was opposing it, in part, because it "would establish a timeline" for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090011 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:11:53 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090004 The <em>CBS Evening News</em>, Fox News' <em>The Live Desk</em>, and the <em>Politico</em>'s Jonathan Martin noted Cindy McCain's attack on Sen. Barack Obama that his "vote to not fund my son when he was serving sent a cold chill through my body." However, none of their reports pointed out that Sen. John McCain himself voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090004 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 09:34:48 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040003 On <em>Lou Dobbs Tonight</em>, Michael Goodwin and Lou Dobbs falsely claimed that Sen. Joe Biden was wrong when he said during the vice-presidential debate that Sen. John McCain "voted against funding the troops" in a 2007 bill making supplemental appropriations for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, McCain voted against a supplemental appropriations bill on March 29, 2007, saying at the time that he was opposing it, in part, because it "would establish a timeline" for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040003 Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:00:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030025 <em>The New York Times</em> and the<em> Los Angeles Times</em> both reported Gov. Sarah Palin's attack during the vice-presidential debate that Sen. "Barack Obama voted against funding troops" without noting, as Sen. Joe Biden pointed out in response, that "[Sen.] John McCain voted the exact same way. John McCain voted against funding the troops because of an amendment he voted against had a timeline in it to draw down American troops." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030025 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:53:49 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030010 In reports on the vice presidential debate, CBSNews.com, MSNBC.com, and FactCheck.org all falsely claimed that Sen. Joe Biden's statement that Sen. John McCain "voted against funding the troops" in a 2007 appropriations bill was wrong. In fact, while McCain did not vote on a later version of the appropriations bill, he voted against the measure on March 29, 2007, and said at the time that he was opposing it, in part, because it "would establish a timeline" for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030010 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:01:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020031 ABC News correspondent Kate Snow uncritically quoted Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that Sen. Barack Obama voted for "[c]utting off funding for our troops while in a war zone." However, Snow did not report that Sen. John McCain voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as Obama noted during the September 26 presidential debate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020031 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 23:00:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010008 The<em> Los Angeles Times</em> quoted a new Vets for Freedom ad that claims, "Barack Obama skipped 45% of Senate votes but did manage to show up to vote against emergency funding for our troops," but the <em>Times </em>failed to note that Sen. John McCain has voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq -- a point Obama made during the first presidential debate when McCain accused him of voting against troop funding. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010008 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:02:54 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809280007 On NBC's <em>Meet the Press</em>, Tom Brokaw did not challenge Steve Schmidt's false claim that Sen. John McCain "called for the firing of Don Rumsfeld." In fact, the McCain campaign itself reportedly admitted that McCain did not call for Rumsfeld to be fired, or for his resignation. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809280007 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:53:40 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809270011 CNN aired clips of what correspondent Jim Acosta called a "new ad from John McCain" that "makes one of the most explosive charges of the campaign, accusing Barack Obama of endangering American soldiers by voting to cut off funds for the war." Despite mentioning that Obama said in the September 26 presidential debate that "he opposed that bill because it lacked a timeline for troop withdrawal," Acosta failed to note Obama also pointed out that McCain himself has voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809270011 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:32:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809060004 After airing a video clip of Sen. Barack Obama saying of the "the surge of U.S. troops in Iraq," "I've already said, it's succeeded beyond our wildest dreams," ABC's David Wright stated, "The McCain campaign has been pushing Obama for weeks to admit that he was wrong to oppose the surge, a policy McCain championed early on," falsely suggesting that Obama said during his interview that he was wrong to oppose the surge. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809060004 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 15:21:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290004 Numerous media outlets uncritically reported the assertion by Sen. John McCain's campaign that Sen. Barack Obama "voted against funds for American troops in harm's way." However, none of these outlets noted that McCain himself has voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, nor did they mention that Obama has voted in the past to provide funds for troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290004 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:51:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110181 A Reuters article included Sen. John McCain's charge that Sen. Barack Obama "tried to prevent funding for troops that carried out the surge." In fact, Obama, who has repeatedly voted for bills that include funds for the Iraq war, voted against a troop funding bill in May 2007, he said, because it did not include a timeline for withdrawal. Reuters reporter Alister Bull did not correct the falsehood, nor did he note that McCain himself has voted against war funding legislation. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110181 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:20:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060001 In a <em>Wall Street Journal</em> op-ed, William McGurn claimed that Sen. John McCain "push[ed]" for President Bush to "replace Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, long before anyone else." In fact, the McCain campaign itself reportedly admitted that McCain did not call for Rumsfeld to be fired, or for his resignation. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060001 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:17:58 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807240011 In a second omission of a falsehood by Sen. John McCain during his interview with Katie Couric, the <em>CBS Evening News</em> did not air a statement in which McCain characterized the war in Iraq as "the first major conflict since 9/11," apparently disregarding the war in Afghanistan, which began in October 2001. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807240011 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:35:48 EST