"Outside of perhaps routine weapons qualifications, I can't say I have ever seen leaders at this level fire live weapons," CNN Diplomatic and Military Analyst Ret. Rear Admiral John Kirby said in an email, writing that the incident was "not the best optic." [More]Which probably explains why this career flack now wormtongues for CNN.
Gilbert & Sullivan elaborate.
[Via Jess]
Yup, it's gotta be CNN.
ReplyDelete"But it's somewhat uncommon for the acting defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be seen firing weapons, considering the possible message it could send about where the US stands."
Absolutely right. They should be in bunkers, pushing little buttons that eliminate entire cities.
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