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When conflicts begin with declarations of holy war and attacks on civilians, the language of jihad accurately describes the intent. Yet the moment the aggressors face defeat on the battlefield, the same voices suddenly pivot to cries of genocide. This rhetorical bait-and-switch has become a predictable pattern that obscures responsibility and rewrites history in real time.Honest accounting demands we judge actions by their origins and methods, not by the outcome alone. Initiating violence under religious banners while targeting the innocent cannot later be laundered into victimhood simply because the stronger side prevails. The facts of who started the fighting and how it was conducted remain unchanged no matter the final body count.Clarity requires rejecting these narrative inversions. Societies that value truth over political theater must insist on consistent standards: aggression is aggression, and defeat does not magically transform it into moral superiority. Only by holding every party to the same measure can lasting peace have any chance.