[cacophony]

every time they make a statement like this and take another step towards inevitable war i'm just baffled. i don't understand what their reasoning is. they know they're publishing lies to the populace, like when they said their downed satellite was broadcasting anthems from space. they knew that was a lie, so by the same token they know what's truth.

so why do they keep pushing things closer and closer to inevitable war by saying things they know are lies? like, i wish i could understand the reasoning going on in whoever's mind is inventing these things. it stands to reason that their aggressive stance means they would have already made the first strike if they really had confidence that they could win. which makes me think they know they can't win, which makes me wonder what in the hell they think they're doing with this strategy.