Don't know about it being a gaffe, but just loved the way that the Fox News chappie in Kuwait would whip on the "gas mask" when the warning sirens started to go.
When asked should'nt he be wearing a suit as well, he pointed of to the left and said it was nearby, then explained that it was only a warning siren and when the real siren went of they would have time to jump into their suits.
Must be good TV to have these masks on, what?