Why are some politicians so stupid?

Sir Michael Fallon, UK Defence Secretary, has been boasting about the Royal Navy's new but not yet operational aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. Now there's nothing wrong with that although the splendid-looking giant ship has no aircraft on board and won't have for several years. So strictly speaking, it's not yet an aircraft carrier because it doesn't carry aircraft. Still, we'll let Sir Michael have his day, following the setting sail of HMS Queen Elizabeth from Rosyth dockyard earlier this week. But Sir Michael didn't stick with that. He had to write in a newspaper, goading the Russians for having only one "old and dilapidated" carrier and claimed the Russians would probably be envying Britain for having such a modern, advanced super carrier. Now that is so stupid!! Why give a two-fingers to Moscow, what's the point, what does he think he's doing? Russia has already responded, laughing at Fallon. Well, of course they are. Making that comment was rude, silly, pointless, shameful, unpleasant, counter-productive and childish. I have not run out of adjectives, but I don't want to go on. Why do politicians think they can make such superior, snooty remarks? I am NOT supporting Moscow, I'm just saying this sort of blatant name-calling is both undignified, publicity-seeking and further damages any chance of having reasonable relations with Mr Putin's government. I bet even Boris Johnson, our beloved Foreign Secretary who likes to make controversial remarks himself on occasions, is angry with Fallon. Theresa May, in between trying to save her political career, should give Fallon a bollocking and basically say, shut up, if you want to keep your job. It's true that the Russian Navy only has one carrier and it tends to belch black smoke and needs a tug to go alongside whenever it sails in case it breaks down. But we all know that. Why bring that up just when the Royal Navy has a brand new carrier to show off? Show it off by all means but without the ho ho ho rubbish aimed at Moscow. It's like the old school playground chant when one boy does better at something than the rest. "na na nana na!!" That's what Fallon was doing and it was seriously embarrassing.