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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Well I disagree, but anyway, if you don't like that one, I'm sure we could come up with something else to demonstrate that the American government isn't above the occasional lie. I think this Kennedy thing could be one of them. You don't. Fair enough.
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The government lies. But Occam's razor also stipulates that those lies are for the most part ad hoc attempts to cover up their own criminal incompetence--which is why even though I'm an Iraq war opponent from way back, I agree with Cow that the explanation for the mess in Mesopotamia is more incompetence and idiocy than a sinister cabal of secret government actors covering up the truth.
If you think about it, a cover-up requires inter-agency co-ordination and co-operation at the highest levels. A series of events over the past 8 years, beginning with 9/11 and ending with Katrina have shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that this government couldn't find its own ass with both hands, a flashlight and library access to Google Maps. A conspiracy of lies at the highest levels of government is far, far beyond their capability. These guys could botch a bake sale.