It's not clear in the U.S. at the moment, either. We're going through another election.
The idea that somebody who has done something horrible in a war is not willing to talk about it for 32 years is hardly a shocking idea. Quite the contrary.
My view is that you never argue with the customer about your name.
There is no force more liberating than the knowledge that you are fighting for others.
I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.
The problem is you tend to look back and identify mistakes, and as a consequence of feeling terrible about mistakes you say you bungled this so bad, let's get out of here.