The Air Force has just released its official report
on its investigation into Maj. Gen. Michael Carey's July trip to
Moscow, which got him fired in October. Carey oversaw three wings of
nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles, with 450 ICBMs in
all. At the time, the dismissal was reportedly over personal misconduct
during the official trip. But "misconduct," it turns out, does not even
come close.
The 42-page report is a doozy. It describes Carey as drinking
heavily, spending an awful lot of time with two foreign women (a
possible security risk), skipping meetings, complaining, offending the
Russian hosts, at one point trying to perform with a band at a Moscow
bar called La Cantina and generally acting a bit like a college kid on a
semester abroad. The drinking got so bad that, according to the report,
"one witness was concerned that Maj Gen Carey needed assistance
standing." As a bonus, the report mentions Carey's impolitic comments
about "Eric Snowden."
Here are some choice excerpts from the report.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
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