Which of the Following Is Not a Reason for the Declining

Which of the following is not a reason for the declining levels of trust in the United States in recent years?

A) revelations about the faulty information that led up to the war in Iraq
B) the government's inability to get the economy moving following the recession of 2008
C) an increase in the knowledge of how government operates
D) the bitter congressional battle over raising the national debt limit in 2011
E) ongoing concern about the war in Iraq during the Bush administration