Appalling humanitarian disasters. Joining us this is r. T. Internet. The pentagon insists that it. To washingtons own watchdog for afghan reconstruction accuse the military leadership of routine law of the progress of americas longest war. And has details common cynicism aside most people would prefer that those responsible for leading the country tell the truth and this is most especially true when it comes to situations like war where the lives of the men and women in the armed forces are on the line well according to the special inspector for afghan reconstruction the pentagon has been lying for years the problem is theres a disincentive for. Really to tell the truth we have created an incentive to almost require or for people to la theres an odor of mendacity throughout the afghanistan issue and i know congressman connelly has heard me talk about this years ago mendacity and who bruce now the department of defense was quick to chime in and dispute this congressional testimony here