35. YES SIR

The military intelligence briefing draws to an end…

– Are there any questions?

– Sir, what’s the plan for getting us out

Once our mission is completed?

– You shouldn’t be worried about going home

– Sir, I didn’t ask when we are going home

– You shouldn’t be worried about going home

You should be worried about completing the mission

– Sir, since we are supposed to end up

More than 200 miles deep into Iraq

At the completion of our mission

I thought it would be good for us to know

That there’s a plan for getting us out of there

Once it’s over

– Look, I’m not going to get in a pissing contest

With you

…I just stared into his eyes and kept my mouth shut

Just like when I was in sixth grade