There's no reason that comment should be pejorative
I know the US at least has let several of our soldiers and seamen get "attacked" under dubious circumstances (i.e. Gulf of Tonkin, Pearl Harbor, etc.) in order to manufacture consent for war. And right now the "war on terror" could certainly use a few more allies.

It'd be hard for world leaders to distance themselves from the conflict when they're all in conference room with Tony Blair when they get the news.

There's nothing unreasonable to think that people in positions of power with clear advantages to gain don't have much regard for human life.
( hanke murphy, I'm a mess, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:34, archived)