Mike Durant

Why?

I don't know.

I think the chance of success is 95% based on what I know about that plan and what was happening with the deed at the time.

He doesn't want to be embarrassed.

No politician does.

So he says we're not doing it.

missed the window of opportunity.

Had that mission gone down as planned initially, you never heard my name.

I mean, I never go to Somalia.

This thing goes down with two crews and a handful of shooters, and they apprehend the guy and turn him over to the UN, and it's game over.

But that's not what happens.

We're told we're not going.

And OK, we're not going.

So we continue on with all our various other things that we're doing.

And now 10th Mountain Division launches an attack on a suspected Klan meeting place.

Now, they did what they're supposed to do.

Overwhelming firepower before they put troops on the ground.

Go in, clear the building, but everybody's dead.

And unfortunately, about 80 of the people that are dead are women and children.

So now, Adid has everything he needs to turn the Somalis against us.