US - 'No reason to doubt' Obama's story

Blares this CNN headline. What's interesting is how CNN cut out some of Casey's words.

Compare CNN's report with this one from ABC.

"Gen. George Casey, the Army's chief of staff, said Tuesday he has no reason to doubt Barack Obama's recent account by an Army captain that a rifle platoon in Afghanistan didn't have enough soldiers or weapons. But he questioned the assertion that the shortages prevented the troops from doing their job.

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Casey said the brigade was manned at 100 percent during its entire deployment, but that it is possible a particular platoon within the brigade was not manned at the desired level.

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"There may have been some spot shortages in spare parts and ammunition," he said. "But the commander said that there were never a shortage of ammunition that impacted the units ability to accomplish its mission."

Now you see why CNN left all that out. Not quite the angle CNN was going for and doesn't back up the Captain's story.