And I've taken the floor off on this topic and don't need to repeat things I've said before. But today, I guess what I want to say is basically this. The American public does not like being lied to by its government. Of course we don't. But particularly on matters of war, I'm old enough to remember two tragic circumstances where the American public was lied to by their civilian leadership about war. (00:15–00:18)
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Asserts that the American public dislikes being deceived by the government.
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