Dreamers and idiots

Those who would take people to war must first shut down the public imagination (almost done in the US prior to Iraq war - Faramin). They must convince people that there is no other means of preventing invasion, or conquering terrorism, or even defending human rights. When information is scarce, imagination is easy to control. As intelligence gathering and diplomacy are conducted in secret, we seldom discover - until it is too late - how plausible the alternatives may be. More here .