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In reply to the discussion: Why this sudden push to rewrite history about the Iraq war? [View all]jollyreaper2112
(1,941 posts)Average Americans who trusted official sources were indeed lied to. Those of us who already hated Bush had out suspicions and there was a lot of compelling evidence against the war but the full scope of the lies and deceit did not come out until later. It validated what the critics were saying but I myself remember being blown away by just how big the lie was after digging in.
For most Americans, it really will be a revelation. Remember how many thought saddam was involved with 911. It's no accident they were so misinformed.
I had thought we had put the worst of our lies behind us after Vietnam but bush and his war made me accept that we have no institutions left to believe in. Government, religion, any form of public and civil leadership, it's all a gigantic con. Carlin had been saying it for years but it was at least still possible to hope he was too cynical.