re: #109 brainsample

From Broder’s gibberish is this gem:

Had the lobbyists not prevailed, Freeman would have assigned the intelligence analysts this week to figure out why the Chinese provoked a naval incident off their coast and what lessons we could draw from the mixed reactions of other nations.

First of all: assigning intelligence analysts was never part of the job description for which Freeman was a candidate.

Secondly, we know why the Chinese did that. They wanted to stop or limit the work the US Navy was doing mapping the sea floor in that region.