"killed innocent civilians in cold blood" comment was often taken out of context" -- Please show me a single "context" in which this could have any meaning other than the obvious import of the words used.That was his aide's party line blah blah blah.
Yeah, that's what I figured. If I came across as snippy it was at the aide's comment, not you. You hear it all the time when there is really no other context which would be conceivable for the words used - It must be excuse #3 in the "Liar's Handbook"..