Just as well then, that they don't lock politicians up for telling lies and getting HM Forces out there in the first place.
As for you die-hards that don't want to countenance anything that doesn't fit your world view, or incapable of thinking for yourself. . . . Good luck - one day you may reconsider (you might not of course but you'll have the choice).
As for the doc, I'd buy him a drink. His major crime was embarrassing HM Government - remember Spy Catcher? Governments get over it.
Just consider for a moment, he might have meant exactly what he said.