Picture of the Day: President Moon Meets with ROK Troops in the UAE
South Korean President Moon Jae-in aims a rifle at a target as he visits a contingent of the Akh unit, a South Korean unit stationed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in Abu Dhabi on March 27, 2018. Moon is on a four-day visit to the UAE from March 24. (Yonhap)
Uh… I thought he was some special forces hotshot or something.
Why is he holding the rifle like a curious schoolgirl holds first-time schlong?
Looks like him fiddling with his first bra.
I am seriously thinking Moon has less familiarity with firearms than a Democrat Senayor or a CNN reporter…
“Not that there’s anything wrong with that…”
Isn’t even holding the handgrip — got a hand gently on the butt.
That rifle with an older man-s unnecessary hand on the butt is having a #metoo moment.
But seriously, unless complely unfamiliar with rifles, who would even accidently hold one like this?
Maybe I am looking for significance in this event that doesn’t exist due to lacking context… but I cannot even imagine holding a rifle in any other way than it was intended… especially as the optics would be EASIER to use.
This just strikes me as noticeably odd… though not sure what it means.
Bonus: noticeably odd things lead to noticably interesting information in a statistically significant number of events in my experience
As I understand it, President Moon did his mandatory service time in Special Warfare Command, so he knows a thing or two about weapons. I suspect it was a n unplanned photo op wherein he didn’t want to emphasize his military experience,
Mad2Man, that may be true; but he just looks foolish.