Agreed. Zero’s expression speaks too. He looks pretty PO’d to be part of what is happening there.
In that pic, also note that the Military (AF) guy is in the ‘big chair’ and BO is very small and off to the side.
That picture SCREAMS that he had no control whatsoever over what was happening. It was like his presence was an afterthought and he didn’t want to be there anyway.
If I wanted to pose a shot to make BO look bad, this is exactly what I’d want to do. Since I cannot imagine him wanting to look bad for any reason, I have to wonder just how compromised he really was for this operation.