doc: west: improve 'manifest --validate' section

I got a couple of questions about what this command's purpose is and
how to debug 'valid' manifests that aren't working as desired. Add
some information to address this.

Signed-off-by: Marti Bolivar <marti.bolivar@nordicsemi.no>
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@ -2114,6 +2114,17 @@ or fails with an error:
The error message can help diagnose errors.
Here, "invalid" means that the syntax of the manifest file doesn't follow the
rules documented on this page.
If your manifest is valid but it's not working the way you want it to, turning
up the verbosity with ``-v`` is a good way to get detailed information about
what decisions west made about your manifest, and why:
.. code-block:: none
west -v manifest --validate
.. _west-manifest-path:
Get the manifest path