From the military point of view:
As a whole, we liked the Iraq war. It was an ego boost. We conquered a country with a respectable military (for a developing nation) in less time than it took the Germans to sieze Poland (please don't read any more into the analogy than the speed of success).
We are in the military to do a job. Our job is whatever the CiC says we are to do within the limits of the constitution. If he is lying, it falls on the head of every American to remove him from office, just as the responsibility for using military force ultimately rests on the head of every citizen.
Accuracy? Yes I would always prefer accuracy. As tragic as the deaths of our fine men and women are, the death rate among the expeditionary forces is actually lower than that of a similar size population here in the 'states.
Relevance to topic:
"Liberals" (gawd I hate that misnomer) lie. Conservatives lie. Moderates lie. Libertarians and Greens lie. Such is politics my friend, don't fool yourself into thinking you are on the right side.
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