There is much speculation about the leak. Naturally, there is no way we will likely ever know what really happened. How-some-ever, I figure there are at least four real possibilities. Then too, there might be one or three possibilities I haven’t considered.

First, it might be as it seems. Sometimes things do work that way. Still I do have some problems with that. The one method I am leaning on is that it was intentional, either by the president or the Sec. of Defense. It would be easy to do and it is a good way to mix things up and see what comes out. Moreover, it is a good way to feed bad information to the opponent. Or they might be feeding them accurate info and making them think it’s wrong.

Third, the meeting might have been a hoax. The real meeting could have been held earlier without the extra guest. It is possible and very plausible. A good general will always be trying to distribute bad info to the opponent. If nothing else, it will make the opposing generals suspicious of his sources.

Finally, there might not have ever been a meeting. It might have just been a test of the messaging system to see how reliable it is. If this be the case, I don’t think that method will be used in any real communications.

In any case, what Trump should have done is to say the man was just following orders to invite the other man on. He could have said, “My idea; my responsibility.” It would have ended right there.