I said, every screw, every bolt, every nail you take out of there. And Millie said, I remember one time, sir, we're better off leaving the equipment. Why? Well, it's cheaper. I said, cheaper? You mean It's cheaper to leave $150 million airplane rather than flying into Pakistan or India or someplace or just flying it straight home. It's cheap. Yes, sir. That's when I knew he was an idiot. Didn't take long to figure that one out. But they left all that equipment, but they left their dignity behind. (22:22–22:31)
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Asserts that it was considered cheaper to leave expensive military equipment rather than relocating it.
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