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Originally posted by baddog
not even. a lie has to be intentional
lie2 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (l)
n.
A false statement deliberately presented as being true; a falsehood.
Something meant to deceive or give a wrong impression.
If you believe that Columbus sailed for the New World in 1493, but in fact he left in 1492, it doesn't make you a liar.
You think you are right now, that does not make you a liar. You actually believe what you are saying is correct, even though your thoughts are based on inaccurate information. THat does not mean you lied.
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We're not talking about small school yard misinformed statements. We are talking about the President of the only Super Power in the world going on public television and telling people something with 100% confidence. If what you are saying was true, that we can't hold him accountable because someone gave him the wrong info.. then no political leader could ever be held responsible for anything.
Think of Saddam, what if during his trial he produced records where it said that his informants told him that all of the people he killed in his country were apart of a conspiracy to kill him and he attacked them out of self defence. We should just excuse his actions because he was misinformed? When you pull the trigger, you're held responsible no matter what your informants/advisors told you.