wd, I too have noted the opportunity to back-pedal, a point you raised promptly as it occurred. Given the desert and nothing but muad-dibs to consort with, I looked at it again and the context. It is pretty clear, he was not pleased presenting the Q2 results (and the general recognition that nothing major had happened to that point in Q3) and stated clearly that those things (Q2 results and first few weeks of Q3) had not derailed the plan. And the plan has been Qs3/4 to demonstrate "significant" ("" from previous comments) sales OR the plan is to effect a turnaround within the window afforded by the most recent placement. The two: Q3/4 signficant sales and turnaround within placement/cushion are not identical to each other - but pretty close. It wold be difficult to accomplish the latter without the former.
So there it is. He certainly could have added any variety of goal post moving language and declined to do so.
I believe he believes. Know it is just a matter of finding out if he is/was right. (echos of brant_point's comments a bit ago stir the air).
The above content is my opinion.
