Contradiction Rhetoric

British troops are to be withdrawn from Iraq. Gordon Brown marked the occasion by calling the war in Iraq a ‘success story’ which is a scandalous statement to make. Why do politicians do this? Mayor of London Boris Johnson said today that the metropolitan police did an ‘excellent job’ policing the G20 protests, when in fact they behaved appallingly; using underhand and inflammatory tactics, unnecessary violence and removing their id numbers illegally. What is it about politicians that makes them think that if they say the exact opposite of the truth, knowing that they are fooling nobody, they somehow come out better? Its absolutely disgusting behaviour to make such statements.