A recently declassified NSA document shows that the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which the U.S. gov't used as rationale for escalation of forces in Vietnam, was in fact a lie. Are there other historical U.S. pretexts for war that have been proven false?
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Three letters: WMD
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Saddam was allied with Al Queada.
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In the lead up to the First World War, it was widely alleged that the Germans were eating Belgian babies.
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Or how about "Iran is close to having nuclear weapons". God, there are too many to mention.
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(Coughs nervously re: question) That is all.
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Oh gosh, there are TOO MANY to count.... "54-40 (North latitude) or Fight" "Remember the Alamo" "Remember the Maine" "When the rebels land at the Bay of Pigs, the population will rise up in support" "If Vietnam falls, the whole region will go Communist" "Grenada is a significant military threat" "We have to kill 2,500 Panamanians to capture Noriega" "Iraqis are pulling premature babies out of incubators in Kuwait City" The US has a LONG history of going into wars of imperial conquest on the flimsiest of excuses....:-P...
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In a way you could say that Pearl Harbor is a False Flag. Not that I'm denying it happened but think about this. Days before the "surprise attack" the Australian navy sent several urgent telegrams to the United States Navy warning pearl harbor of a Japanese task force headed towards pearl harbor, The navy decided it wasn't that important...
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The public reason for entering war has always differed from the real reasons. The public masses are not qualified to judge if our involvement in a war is prudent, required or vital. I know I'm not, and I'm pretty sure most of us aren't. We are supposed to elect people who have acquired that knowledge either through experience, education or both.I'm an electrician. I wouldn't elect a politician to add an outlet in my house yo...
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