Pls, excuse my ignorance. But can anyone in their right mind say that the rescue of your teammates is not THE priority at any given time? So why would the on the ground commander need authorization from HQ (in the UK!) to execute this time sensitive type of rescue mission?
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"Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it. The quicker they are whipped, the quicker we can go home. The shortest way home is through Berlin and Tokyo. And when we get to Berlin, I am personally going to shoot that paper hanging son-of-a-bitch Hitler. Just like I'd shoot a snake!"
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
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