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But by the very nature of making it public it's no longer vulnerable to blackmail. The problem as such lasts for a very brief time, and now it's gone. There's n
by ketralnis 14y ago
But by the very nature of making it public it's no longer vulnerable to blackmail. The problem as such lasts for a very brief time, and now it's gone. There's no more problem, and no more need to shame him (beyond the people actually involved, that is), and no longer any security threat.
- uptown 14y ago...but it could have been used, and he created the situation which made that possible - exhibiting a lack of judgement - not an ideal attribute for the head of the CIA.
- isleyaardvark 14y agoI don't think it's punishment, it's a deterrent. The point isn't whether the government knows it. The wife didn't know it. The blackmail wouldn't be "we'll tell the government you're having an affair", it's "we'll tell your wife". It's only "no longer any security threat" because he got caught. The punishment is to dissuade anyone else from having an affair, which a foreign government could use to make their lives difficult by telling their spouse.
- illuminate 14y ago"But by the very nature of making it public it's no longer vulnerable to blackmail" Too little, too late.