When American presidents prepare for foreign wars, they lie.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over.
It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.
Since the end of the nineteenth century, if not earlier, presidents have misled the public about their motives and their intentions in going to war.
Frankly, most governments are used to lying to each other - to a degree that most people would find shocking. Part of diplomacy is the art of strategic lying.
Politicians often lie.
Presidents do not go into war lightly. It's a tremendous responsibility in making decisions, and I know Bush must deeply believe this is the only course.
Look, if America - if being an American means anything, it means not having to lie under oath, not even for the president.
American people simply will not countenance being lied to by their own President.