Also, as Cheney taught us, there are other less-straightforward but equally effective avenues for declassifying info.
Threatening to shoot the other person in the face?
Simply leaking the classified info yourself and burning our intelligence contacts in the process. i.e. Plame’s contacts re: weapons proliferation.
I can’t tell if you missed the joke or just ignored it.
Shooting an old guy in the face and then having that guy apologize to you …
Sounds analogous to building a wall and having them pay for it. 😃