So this philosophy relates to his “trusting” the RS reporter. He believes he can WIN OVER the reporter, by showing how open, unrestricted, peace-corps-ish, great guys we are. Then the reporter will understand us, and he will want to help us, and he will write an overall favorable article.
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1) This philosophy could also explain how he could cast a vote for Obama.
2) Taking a reporter on a pub night with his senior staff has to be the stupidest thing he ever did.
Especially a staff that has spent a few months (on the average) in a muslim country with no girl-flesh visible, and no beer or booze or clubs.
Match, meet fuse. Human nature. ANd a bunch of wild “snake eater” types like SEALs and fighter pilots?
What did they think the reporter would see? Mother MaCrae’s Ladies Tea Party?