Gabbard finds herself in the difficult position of Diogenes.  Honesty in times of crisis is neither common nor rewarded. Fifteen years ago, the major media in the U.S., with the exception of the Knight-Ridder chain, continuously and flagrantly lied to the American public about Iraq and supposed need to invade (and occupy that country), feeding us all nonsense about "Weapons of Mass Destruction," and Saddam's supposed involvement with 9/11 and support for al Qaeda, neither of which could have been further from the truth. Most Democrats knew it was bunk, but only a minority stood up to say so. Only one who was running for reelection in a few short weeks (Paul Wellstone) voted against giving Bush the power to start a war. Only one Republican, Lincoln Chaffee, did so.

We're still suffering from the consequences of that perjury.  Don't believe what you now read in the papers. However: http://fair.org/home/after-us-bombs-syrian-government-for-third-time-in-8-months-media-ask-few-questions/