The boy that cried wolf once too often

The British knew how silly they were when Blair conned them into
believing that Saddam Hussein had WMD in Iraq. Yes, they not only looked
silly but devious, hideous and guilty of war crimes against Iraq and
its people. The Germans too knew the silly episode and crimes against
the Iraqis but chose to keep mum. In fact many countries knew what it
was but kept silence, not a word to be breathed