[litany_of_lies]

This "missiles pointed" thing was a very clever Clintonian statement.

My memory is that the missiles of our enemies technically weren't pointed at us, but that in 10-15 seconds of programming, they could be.

So this is a statement that may have technically been true, but was really meaningless from a national security standpoint. In barely the time it takes to make the statement, it could go from being true to untrue.

[MHGinTN]

It might have been technically true of the old Soviet missile arsenal (I wouldn't even believe that, give x42's penchant for taking a proven enemy's word for something without verification, like with North Korea and nuclear technology), but it was a blatant lie regarding China because as noted above their few MRVed missiles were still aimed out way, exclusively!

[RipSawyer]

"So this is a statement that may have technically been true, but was really meaningless from a national security standpoint. In barely the time it takes to make the statement, it could go from being true to untrue."


The world's worst liars are of the type whose words are technically true. I have had some experience with this sort and they are maddening to deal with. A bald faced liar is much easier to combat than one who can tell a lie by using the truth.