‘ANALYZING’ LANDMINE POLICY: It was revealed in an oh-by-the-way aside at an off-camera gaggle by Pentagon press secretary John Kirby, just as the briefing was wrapping up.

“Look, there’s one other thing I wanted to mention, just to clarify,” Kirby said. “I got a question yesterday on the landmine policy, and we gave a response back which was accurate and factual, but there’s some context I want to add to it.”