It is almost always the cover-up rather than the event that causes trouble.
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Howard Baker Quote
“I intend to travel to Okinawa and to visit with Okinawa officials and the citizens of Okinawa at an early date. I will send my best analysis of that situation, including the local attitudes, back to Washington, to the government there.”
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