Originally Posted by
gerv
I believe the majority of wars fought recently have their "official" explanations, which always border on an insult to intelligence, and the real reason. The latter is normally self-evident for anyone who is willing to do a little better investigation than what you see on the CBS Evening news.
What is recently scary -- or maybe tragic -- is the number of people (including pundits and experts...) who apparently swallow the "official" version.
Most times, I am reminded of the parable about the Emperor's new clothes.
I think you may be mistaken that this only applies to wars fought recently. Of course, a lot of the less honorable sides to long-gone wars may be completely forgotten, but not all.