Like most things in the real world, there is no smoking gun. It isn't cut and dry. You've got to look at the facts and context and make some judgement call. I

Like most things in the real world, there is no smoking gun. It isn't cut and dry. You've got to look at the facts and context and make some judgement call. I don't think it is TOO cynical to assume that often people do things based on some hidden motivation vs. their publicly stated reason. Weigh my opinion however you'd like but the conclusion I made seems to fit quite well.