Jul 22, 2008 ... Summary. The McCain campaign is running a TV ad attacking Obama with  statements that are literally true but paint an incomplete picture. It says he "voted  against funding our troops." He did – exactly once. Obama cast at least 10 votes  for war-funding bills before voting against one last year, after Bush ...
Aug 12, 2008 ... The evidence the McCain campaign cited to support that claim is Obama's vote of  May 24, 2007, against an appropriations bill that included funding for the ... We  must negotiate a better plan that funds our troops, signals to the Iraqis that it is  time for them to act and that begins to bring our brave servicemen ...
May 26, 2007 ... The favored Democratic presidential candidates are facing criticism after they  voted against a bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ... "The country is  united in our support for out troops, but we also owe them a plan to relieve them  of the burden of policing someone else's civil war," Obama said.
May 18, 2015 ... At the urging of their leaders, however, 143 House Democrats voted against this  bipartisan national defense bill on the floor. That means they voted against:  Increasing troop pay and benefits. Funding our national defense at the exact  level the president requested. Acquisition reform that will save taxpayers ...
Strategic issue is where to send & how to fund our troops. McCAIN: Obama  doesn't understand the difference between a tactic & a strategy. Obama, who  after promising not to vote to cut off funds for the troops, did the incredible thing of  voting to cut off the funds for the troops. OBAMA: McCain opposed funding for  troops in ...
Obama "voted against funding our troops."