He and his crony

There is an axis of evil there.
We will destroy them, he says.

Yes, yes. We will.
His crony says.

There are weapons
Of mass destruction there.
We will destroy them, he says.

Yes, yes. We will.
His crony says

We found no weapons
Of mass destruction.
But we made no mistake, he says

Yes, yes. We made no mistake.
His crony says.

But we attacked them anyway.
We killed them, maimed them,
To liberate them, he says.

Yes, yes. To liberate them.
His crony says.

Why he and his crony say
Whatever they wish to say?

Why is the world deaf and dumb
And lets them say what they wish to say?

The sword used to be mightier than brain.
Have we gone back to those times again?