“I said 13 years ago it was a mistake to give the president the authority to go to war if, in fact, he couldn’t get inspectors in Iraq to stop what was thought to be the attempt to get a nuclear weapon. It was a mistake, and I acknowledge that.”
Joe Biden
Democratic presidential candidate. a Democratic debate. Claim dated 14 Jan 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisOpposed war after start
In short
Joe Biden (Democratic presidential candidate) made this claim around 14 January 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 January 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Opposed war after start”.
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