Lies and spin are essential tools of “leaders” who want to convince the public to support wars for fun and profit.
The war against Afghanistan is no exception. I have previously discussed the Big Lies about Afghanistan: 9/11 came out of Afghanistan, Al Qaeda’s training camps were there, bin Laden was there, oil has nothing to do with it, etc. Now let’s talk about the little lies.
Lie #1: The war could have been won.
Lie #2: Karzai isn’t perfect, but he’s the best of a bunch of bad alternatives.
Lie #3: We’ve got the right strategy/general now.
Lie #4: Nation-building wouldn’t have helped.
