Sir, as your senior PAO, I must counsel strongly against it.
It would be foolhardy.
I really don't think now's the time to court media attention.
At the very moment, allegations are being made - that you leaked this report yourself.
- I'm choosing to embrace the leak, Simon.
I don't seem to be getting any traction.
Do you know what I'm saying? Traction?
We got ourselves a president who appears not to be aware of the fact that the United States is at war right now, and he's that war's commander in chief.
- I gotta get me some traction.
- You need cut through.
Exactly. Cut through. You need to get me some goddamn cut through.
I can handle that for you, sir.
Sorry. No offense, Simon, how exactly are you gonna do that?
I'll quieten this whole situation down.
Again, I'm sorry, I don't wanna start a fight here.
And please forgive me for speaking for you, sir.
But the general didn't hire me to make things quiet, okay?
Look, you're so good at your job, but that job is basically writing press releases.
