How many times have they done this before, and how many times will they keep doing it? Discussing classified operations over unsecure phones, that is, not inviting reporters to join in. That will never happen again.
We previously didn’t think they were stupid enough to do it once, and yet, they did. “Never” would imply a capability to learn from their mistakes that they do not possess.
We previously didn’t think they were stupid enough to do it once, and yet, they did. “Never” would imply a capability to learn from their mistakes that they do not possess.
Valid.