Keith Olbermann led his broadcast tonight with Spencer Ackerman's report on John McCain's most recent gaffe: in an interview with Katie Couric, McCain claimed "the surge" was responsible for the "Anbar Awakening" -- which actually began in September, 2006, months before the surge was even announced.

The strange thing, as Keith notes, is that CBS edited the gaffe out of its broadcast. Fortunately, they posted a transcript -- and video -- online. Here are the key parts of Keith O.'s report, plus a side-by-side video of what CBS actually broadcast, and what they cut out.

Here's some more details on why McCain is wrong:

• Bush formally announced the surge on January 10, 2007.
• According to Colonel Sean MacFarland (the same Colonel referenced by McCain in his interview), the 'Anbar Awakening' "began in September 2006."
• In the Weekly Standard's IRAQ REPORT, Kimberly Kagan wrote "The number of troops in Anbar province rose even before “the surge” began."

None of this is a criticism of U.S. forces -- they played an important role in Anbar. However, the surge did not cause the awakening, and McCain's false claim that it did is just the latest example that he is in way over his head. He's not intellectually qualified to be president.