That is a possibility as well, or he is slow and unable to read the room. "Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence", as Napoleon once said. This quote is especially fitting for the US Navy given the string of controversies and scandals it was embroiled in. I understand that everyone here do not like the US, but matters like these require some critical thinking and extreme cool-headedness, especially if you understand the weaponry on the carriers, the formations of an American CSG and the roles of the types of ships in the group, the tech level of an older version of an Iranian ASBM, and etc.
