> Being against the war after it started is utterly irrelevant. It’s not irrelevant when someone claims "I was totally against the war in Iraq” is a lie. That'

> Being against the war after it started is utterly irrelevant. It’s not irrelevant when someone claims "I was totally against the war in Iraq” is a lie. That's provably true. > He was weakly in support of the war before it started. That is a fact. Very weakly after he was asked the question for the first time. It’s utterly irrelevant. > When he says he was against the way, he says it to differentiate himself from the people who voted for it. Yes. Because those that voted for the war did not come out against it until much later, if they even did at all. He came out against it early. > When he does that, he is lying. Nope. That doesn't follow from what you wrote. Do you want to try again?