re: #264 ozbloke

Hey Killgore,

Yes an aussie, guilty.
Some came with suitcases, we came with court cases…

Look John Howard had a woody for George Bush, there no denying it.
We supported the USA in Iraq and the UN in Afghanistan right wrong or indifferent.

Its really not what we are discussing though.

I only have one comment about the wikileak docs, and its not really even about that…

Heres the crux oh it for me:
Is it acceptable for a government to lie about civilian deaths in war?

Do you have a view on that?
Dark SB anyone still willing to talk to me?

Yes, there are times when it is acceptable for the government to lie. The right to know is not absolute.

Moreover, even had the government explained everything it knew, the truth would not have gotten out. The media was pushing a meme highlighted deaths the US could be blamed for and ignored the fact that the great majority of the carnage was inflicted by Al Qaeda in Iraq. They would not have ceased that drumbeat, no matter what the Bush administration said. There was no upside to the truth, it could only have hurt the nation.