Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
Uh, not I meant we never stop talking about Iraq because we know they lied.

Both Bush and Blair have been made mud by it.
With no real consequence though, neither of them stepped down. Can you explain why Clinton was impeached over lying about Lewinsky and Bush wasn't over sending people into their deaths to kill loads of foreigners? What kind of high standard is it that we're talking about?

Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
As to Western Leaders lying and resigning after being caught...

Watergate?

Also - every British politician who has resigned, ever?
Watergate was too long ago; and how many of them resigned after lying about issues on foreign politics?
A lot of it is about internal issues where hardly anyone actually got hurt (compared to a war) and that do not affect other countries.
It's not comparable to Putin lying to/about the enemy.

Quote Originally Posted by Gilrandir View Post
B. Clinton almost did it. Almost. Well, many wanted him to.
Yes, as I said above, over an affair. The lie was less of a problem than the republican agenda to get rid of him for political reasons.
And it was still an internal problem. It is generally easier to accept a politician who lies to screw other nations than one who lies to you as a voter.