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But the Pentagon quickly clarified that the incident in question referred to an attack on a warship belonging to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Houthi rebels, who are supported by Iran in their war against the Saudi-supported Yemeni government. A US warship was not attacked.

“It was a Saudi ship – it was actually a frigate” said Pentagon spokesman Christopher Sherwood to the Intercept. “It was [conducted by] suspected Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen.”

Firing upon a U.S. naval vessel would be an act of war. The implications of this lie cannot be understated. The Trump White House is deliberately building a propaganda case to justify a possible war with Iran, which would be a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions.

The Intercept then noted that “Major Garrett of CBS News quietly corrected him, saying “a Saudi vessel,” and Spicer then responded almost inaudibly: ‘Sorry, thank you, yes a Saudi vessel. Yes, that’s right.’ He did not in any way address his false claim that it was an Iranian attack, however.”

It immediately draws comparisons to the Gulf of Tonkin incident, in which North Vietnam was accused of attacking the U.S.S Maddox. The true events of the incident were misrepresented by President Lyndon Johnson to drag the United States into the Vietnam War. Nearly 60,000 Americans died and 150,000 were wounded over the course of that bloody conflict, which left millions of Vietnamese dead.

The White House is openly lying to the American people so that Islamophobic warmongers like Stephen Bannon and Michael Flynn can send American soldiers off to die in droves fighting a battle-seasoned and unified enemy. We must make sure the American people understand the truth before we find ourselves involved in yet another protracted war in the Middle East.

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