[molson209]

he was passed out drunk

[Senator Goldwater]

“he was passed out drunk”

He would’ve bolloxed it up even worse were he conscious.

[hummingbird]

"he was passed out drunk"

Maybe he came across some "blow. He had a self-described affinity for it in the past - maybe he hasn't given it up.

So maybe there was no "fog of war" - maybe it was "fog" of blow or he couldn't get any cigarettes because Michelle was watching him.