Originally posted by Robtard
Hahaha, nice twist.It's not "lie to help in war" here, it was a lie to *brace yourself* START A WAR. If you're going to use the "the ends justify the means", then there's no end and no clear "win" in sight.
It's all the same. I'm only telling you what I think is going on. In no way, am I telling you what I prefer. I know a little bit about history, and I know a little bit about how the military thinks (limited to my time in the Army).
If you extend the way you are thinking, then WWII was illegitimate, because Germany never attacked the US. It was the Japanese that bombed Pearl Haber, and it was because we cut off their oil supply.