Naturally the common people don’t want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.
~ Hermann Göering (born: 1893-01-02 died: 1946-10-15 at age: 53), President of the Reichstag, Nazi Party, and Luftwaffe Commander in Chief.

This is how George W. Bush and Barack Obama have managed to sell the Afghan and Iraq wars even though neither Afghanistan nor Iraq ever attacked the USA. Strangely, Americans swallow the lie even when they know the USA attacked Afghanistan and Iraq, not the reverse. They have been softened up by believing Christian inconsistency.