I’m ok with he didn’t lie. Instead, he “promised.” And then he broke faith by doing nothing to insure that his promise was kept.
A lie to me involves something that exists. The law didn’t exist. But then again, his intention to keep his “promise” didn’t either. Period.
Lie? Broken promise? What’s the diff?
If abstracts ideas don't exist for you, you're in a world of hurt.
If you can't figure out why, no explanation is possible.