Is the Truth the 1st Casualty of War

Really ? And why is it ? Do you even have to ask ? Is the " Truth " The 1st casually of War Does a nail have a head Does the sun go down at the end of the day Is grass green the sky blue Fire burn water wet Maybe it's because in order to to convince people to put themselves in harm's way and wage war and be willing to die The truth simply will never suffice You have to in fact come up with a lie so implausible and despicable Not a 1 single human being dare refuse to fight and take up arms against Because if the truth wasn't indeed the very 1st casualty of war There wouldn't in fact be a war or a 1 single a another of casualty thereafter Truth equates to peaceful resolution Whereas lies lead to conflicts and fighting