"Jeff" wrote
: Oh, I get it now. The author thought you were an idiot so he told a
: joke that would be only be appreciated by idiots. I guess he was
: successful.

Lessee, my IQ is over 160, I have two doctorates, and I thot the idea of
pulling out of DC was funny.

OTOH, you got hung up misunderstanding the numbers and missed the humor.

Yup, I must be an idiot. Bwahahahaha!