Jocko Willink
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He's laying there.
He drew out his pistol so he could, like, fend for himself as he got overrun.
Holy fuck.
So, and I will say, that moment when I realized why I felt disgusted, I felt so relieved, like, oh, you're an idiot.
This is you.
And I felt, okay, this is you.
This is what you did.
You're in charge.
You're responsible.
And this is what the leader does.
And so I went in the room and, you know, I asked that question, whose fault was this?
And
There was a pretty good moment of silence.
And then someone chimed in, well, hey, it was my fault I did this.
And I was like, no, it wasn't your fault.
And then the radio man said, no, it was my fault.
I said, no, it wasn't your fault.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, everyone in task unit Bruiser was in there, and the command master chief, and the skipper, and the investigating officer.
And I went around the room and asked, you know, whose fault is this?