President is not telling us the truth
The concept of Truth- in the political sense- is, of course, relative to which side of the fence you happen to occupy. From where I sit, it seems obvious that the Shrub Administration has been using the drumbeat of war to sweep some unpleasants realities under the rug. Shrub is well on his way to rewarding his rich supporters, which only makes him like every other Republican president (and a few Democrats). The truly sad thing is that, because of the war hysteria, he's able to hide in plain sight.