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Thread #55999 Message #875322
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
26-Jan-03 - 03:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: US & British war plans blocked
Subject: RE: BS: US & British war plans blocked
Why on earth should we "have faith" in our governments?
It might well be that for various reasons we might like our governments rather better than some others, even when we don't particularly like them.
But "having faith" isn't about whether we like them or think they are less evil than their opponents, it surely means we believe that they can be relied on to tell us the truth when telling us a lie would be more convenient. We don't need to know much history to be aware that our politicians are in fact pretty liable to twist the truth when it suits them. Think Clinton, for example, just as an indication this isn't a party political point.
Possibly Powell, not being quite a politician all the way through, may even believe what Doug quoted him as saying there. I don't think you'd get very good odds on it actually working out like that from any sensible bookie.