A better analogy would be the justification the Nazis used for attacking Poland, that Poles had seized a radio station at Gleiwitz and fired at Germans....the Germans then said that their attack on Poland was in response to the Poles’ attack.
Of course the entire radio station attack was staged by the Nazis.
‘Masters of Deceit’
Staged? Surely Big “O” wouldn’t do nuthin’ like stagin’ stuff . . \s