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Originally Posted by sailhog
I'd second Captain Porfin's statement. A long time ago I worked with a fellow who had to testify to Congress on a number through the course of his career in the FBI. He described each episode as something of a dog and pony show, as Congressmen often seemed to be playing for the cameras -- even though this was probably before there was CSPAN. They would vent, pound their desk, AND DEMAND ANSWERS, DAMN IT! He wasn't the kind of guy who was intimidated by knuckleheads who are elected to office for a whole two years, but many of his very brilliant hard working colleagues were. I didn't see the testimony mentioned and frankly I've never even heard of Adm. Blair. However, I'd trust that the qualities that made Blair an admiral are more significant than the ones that elicited some awkward Congressinoal testimony.
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Good! That should end it for you. By the way it was the Senate (6 yrs), and in case you missed some of it, the guy, Adm. Blair, is now our Director of National Security. But hey, if the fact that he was an admiral and it was just a dog and pony show, than Putin/Medvedev shouldn't read to much into it. Thanks for your well considered insight sailhog.
Never mind.