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i think part of the problem there with seemingly conflicting viewpoints is that most of us want to think of our government in a traditional, single entity manor. what we're truly faced with is a government that's increasingly permiated by media and becoming what it is: i large group of very different people. we have our figurehead president, but down the line of command there's difference. so it's not that we're getting conflicting opinions, but pieces of a bigger picture.
the president is going to tell the nation two things: what they want to hear, and what they need to hear to have confidence in the presidency. i don't think you will ever get the full story from a president, it's not in the cards for the position he's in. so, down the chain of command we get more opinions to factor the whole. i'm not saying we should inherantly distrust any of these people, just to take everything into consideration when you form your opinion.
i tend to trust the UN, though i know that trust is fairly baseless. so, while i can sit here and ramble off UN findings, someone else can post something they've read on zmag.org. only belief of the source tips the scales.