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This is hilarious. Under Bush similar operations were handled by the Pentagon brass and their spokesmen who knew enough not to get specific until the full debriefing and mission post-mortems were completed.

They took a slam-dunk and jammed it back in their face.

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Bush’s record for clear statements is pretty poor.

I think the guy meant well, but “putting mind in gear before engaging mouth” was not his strong point.