Mike Durant

And, again, I'm listening to the radio.

I'm hearing stuff.

And this guy's name, Robert Oakley, his name comes over the broadcast.

Former ambassador.

Clinton now has sent Robert Oakley over to straighten things out.

If we had a thousand Robert Oakleys in this world, we'd have a thousand less problems.

The guy was, I mean, they trusted him.

They called him a shoot straighter because they didn't speak very good English.

Obviously they meant straight shooter.

But as soon as his name came across the wire, the whole mindset changed.

Now, other things changed.

Again, Ace Guardian comes in.

carrier battle group comes back, AC-130's back, tanks are on the ground, all the shit we asked for now suddenly materializes because we have a fire that was preventable that now we have to put out politically.

which proves the shit was all available.

You know, it wasn't a matter of that.

Obviously.

Yeah, it wasn't available.

And I still remember when the first two jets flew over where I was being held.

Again, you know, the Somalis are like, you know, they mean business.

And then...