>He also told a bold-faced, election-year lie about the rise of Islamic extremism in Libya.

Could you be more specific, as this does not ring a bell here ? I found him being candid on Libya as big mistake (given near the end of 2.turn, aand IIRC more on not following through instead of going in...) much better than deer in headlights insistance of 2.Iraqi war being justified.

Libyan action was in 2011 and US had much more support from other nations compared to Iraq going in. In hindsight a "don't meddle" approach might have been better - but what was the lie in 2012?