== Statements ==
Obama has been noted by several independent sources as misquoting historical events and statements by famous persons. A notable example came after Obama's win in the [[North Carolina]] democratic primary. Obama was quoted as saying, "I trust the American people to understand that it is not weakness, but wisdom to talk not just to our friends, but to our enemies as Roosevelt did, and Kennedy did, and Truman did." (Franklin Delano) Roosevelt spoke with none of the [[Axis]] or [[Japanese]] leaders and the the only communication that was sent to them was unconditional surrender. (President) [[Harry Truman]] took over for FDR and continued his unconditional surrender philosophy as well as ending [[World War II]] with an atomic bomb.<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/05/obama_needs_to_study_history_b.html</ref>
On [[Memorial Day]] 2008, speaking to an audience of military veterans, Obama made the claim "I had an uncle who was one of the, part of the first American troops to go into [[Auschwitz]] and liberate the concentration camps."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SV1sxq8mqvA#t=41 Obama's uncle liberated Auschwitz?] Youtube.com</ref> In point of fact the Soviet [[Red Army]] liberated [[Auschwitz]], and Obama equated his uncle with the communists.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65448</ref>