AP gets Obama's comment about Afghanistan and Iraq flat wrong

SUMMARY: The AP misrepresented a response given by Sen. Barack Obama during the second presidential debate, resulting in the false suggestion by the AP that Obama said he doesn't think the U.S. can face "the challenge" in Afghanistan. In fact, Obama said: "There are some things I don't understand. I don't understand how we ended up invading a country that had nothing to do with 9-11, while Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda are setting up base camps and safe havens to train terrorists to attack us."

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