BS Meter

 

One of the things about aging, is knowing when you've been lied to. How many times do the American people need to be lied to before they stop believing?

At the moment there are more lies about Iran. Two killers Netanyahu and Trump are responsible for thousands of deaths.

Americans have been lied to about the need for war for several wars. The first, I realized, was Vietnam. All those brave soldiers were told how they were protecting their country. 

• Some believed.
• Some didn't believe.
• Some have names on a long black wall in Washington D.C.
• Some never recovered mentally and/or physically

The August 4, 1964 attack in the Gulf of Tonkin didn't happen, but the story about it was used to expand the war.

"On the night of 4 August, two US destroyers reported they were attacked by North Vietnamese vessels and that they were returning fire. Later investigation revealed that the 4 August attack did not happen; no North Vietnamese vessels had been present. Shortly after the events, the National Security Agency, an agency of the US Defense Department, deliberately skewed intelligence to create the impression that an attack had been carried out." Wiipedia and other sources,

Books by people like Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara misjudged or outright lied about the war. This chart in Wikipedia shows the cost in humanity of that war. 

Deaths in Vietnam War (1965–1974) per Guenter Lewy

US and allied military deaths	282,000
PAVN/VC military deaths	444,000–666,000
Civilian deaths (North and South Vietnam)	405,000–627,000
Total deaths	1,353,000

Vietnam was never coming to attack the U.S. The Asian countries didn't fall one by one like "dominos" to the Communists. 

Night after night the television news gave body counts of the Vietnamese. Rosy reports  on how well the U.S. was doing. Those not believing, the kids protesting were considered traitors, draft dodgers and more.

It took a trusted newcaster Walter Cronkite to tell the truth Bing Videos  President Johnson was claimed to have said, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America."

Then there were the imaginary "weapons of mass destruction." More lies although it was said it was faulty intelligence. Lies or stupidity it doesn't matter. Colin Powell on 5 February  2003 speaking in front of the UN, convinced the world they were there. In 2016. Powell said that the speech was written by the Vice President's office. 

So here we go again. The problems in the Middle East are partially the making of the United States. How things would be different if the CIA didn't overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh to help an oil company and supported the Shah and his tyrannical government, I'm not sure if the Iranian people would have the hatred they have today. 

Now Trump and his incompetent buddies are lying to people on why the U.S. should be spending billions to do (fill in the goal of the day). My faith in a man, who according to Washington Post lied over 34,000 times during his first administration, is non existent.

I watch how different American news stations try to justify the war. The international ones I watch either say foul, or side step. Different countries are anywhere from wishy washy to outspoken such as the Spanish head of State. 

My BS meter has exploded. Forgive me if I don't believe the United States  government after years of being lied to, just more flagrantly now than ever before. This time the lies are by a demented liar who is also a killer along with the Israeli leader.