"Keep in mind the plausible scenario that Nutjob had absolutely no idea the operation was going down."
That was my first thought. The excuse for cancelling the UN trip, that our State Department withheld visas for the entourage, was so obviously phony considering the reputation of our supine and Arabist-oriented diplos.
How upset was our S.D. at that accusation? They immediately rushed into print declaring that they had given visas to every single person, including an Iranian cleaning crew.
Who says we don't know how to use diplomacy?
LOL....yes, I can see the wonks at the State Dept breaking a leg getting to the phone to call AP.