THEY LIE - WE DIE

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At 0635: "I find it rather difficult to think that anybody in this country would believe that people in charge of their government...would commit our blood and our treasure to a cause if they didn't truly believe in their heart and their mind that it wasnt to protect America. I just reject that notion."

At 0817: "It's a pretty radical conclusion to suggest that the men and women entrusted with the safety of this country would predicate a decision upon any other basis other than keeping America safe."


Tom Ridge's interview is simply amazing. It is a small demonstration of how people who serve in government at his level develop reality blinders and will sometimes go to the grave believing the lies and manipulation that take us to war were just and correct.

Tom Ridge conveniently forgot that his tour of duty in Viet Nam was built on such lies. Defense Secretary McNamara admitted as much in the documentary FOG OF WAR.