Mike Durant

I wanted to live, but I didn't want us to throw away everything we had accomplished to liberate me.

And I really don't think that deal was made.

If it was, I'm not privy to it.

Again, I just think it was politically.

Once I was released, the administration didn't have the guts for a tough fight.

And they said, we're out.

And I know every member of Task Force Ranger still on the ground that was able to fight was pissed off because they wanted to finish it.

And you know, the thing about it is, it's tough.

If you think about me personally, I'm three and one, right?

Prime Chance was a success.

Just Cause was a success.

Desert Storm was a success.

But what everybody ties me to is Somalia.

And...

I don't see some... I don't see me as free in one.

I'm 4-0.

We kicked the shit out of those guys, all right?

We would have stayed.

We would have finished the job, and we would have accomplished the mission had we been allowed to.

If the standard is you can't take losses, then don't send us downrange, because we are going to take losses.