CLAM vs. FACT: Priorities During War

CLAIM:
"Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes."
- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), 3/12/03

FACT:
"Marine Corps units fighting in some of the most dangerous terrain in Iraq don't have enough weapons, communications gear, or properly outfitted vehicles, according to an investigation by the Marine Corps' inspector general provided to Congress yesterday."
- Boston Globe, 6/21/05