Actually, I was just about to say if the west happens to be lying through their teeth, they would be emboldened to spread countless other lies about other count

Actually, I was just about to say if the west happens to be lying through their teeth, they would be emboldened to spread countless other lies about other countries and get away with it. Or even better, they are already quite emboldened and have experience with lying categorically thinking it would work all the time.