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Fleshed out the story with references to debate and confirmation by General Casey
ABC News "confirmed" this claim.
ABC News "confirmed" this claim.
<ref>ABC News claims to have verified Obama’s story by speaking to the Army captain who was his actual source. [http://neveryetmelted.com/?p=3510 Obama Criticizes US Troops' Supplies of Arms and Ammunition] </ref>
<ref>ABC News claims to have verified Obama’s story by speaking to the Army captain who was his actual source. [http://neveryetmelted.com/?p=3510 Obama Criticizes US Troops' Supplies of Arms and Ammunition] </ref>
General Casey, Army Chief of Staff, confirmed the story, while making the same mistake regarding rank, during testimony in front of the Senate Armed Forces Committee:
General Casey, Army Chief of Staff, confirmed the story, while making the same mistake regarding rank, during testimony in front of the Senate Armed Forces Committee:
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Obama's statement contains more than one error.
The "captain" quoted was actually a [[lieutenant]] at the time of deployment. Captains lead companies, not [[platoon]]s. Perhaps he used the man's current rank to make his story sound more credible. It would have been more accurate to say,
:I heard about an army lieutenant whose platoon was deployed to Afghanistan with only 24 men, should have been 39. (That is true, accurate, and not misleading in the slightest)
The officer did not mention any shortage of rifles.
The officer did not mention any shortage of rifles.