[TomGuy]

Feigned indignation.

If he didn’t know about the plan, it shows his lack of control over people in high places in his administration.

If he did know about the plan, the the culpability is with him.

[Jane Long]

That’s right. The Buck Stops With Krispy!

[Colonel_Flagg]

"If he didn’t know about the plan, it shows his lack of control over people in high places in his administration. If he did know about the plan, the the culpability is with him."

Just like his friend and mentor, Baraq. Birds of a feather.