Patterns Of Behavior

“The Captain was tasked with finding the leader of a Serbian paramilitary group called the Scorpions, that participated in the killings. It took a while, but Medic was finally sentenced. But for more than 10 years the politicians kept him free.”

“I’ve been in Columbia, Afghanistan, Somolia, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and a half a dozen other countries, that I can't mention. There's one thing I have grown to hate. And that is the politics of war.”

“In 2001 we had Bin Ladin trapped in Tora Bora. We let the Afghans pause for two days before the final assault, to ‘negotiate’ with the Taliban. And in that time Bin Ladin escaped and made his way to Pakistan. “

“We waited thirteen years between the gulf wars to take out Saddam. And how many Iraqi’s died because of that delay? I’ve seen offensives right here in Baghdad halted, right in Sadr City, because the politicians didn’t want to deal with the consequences. Halted within hours of seizing victory.”

“And I am seeing it happen again.”