" Lies were told to start the war. Lies were told to cover mistakes. The Pentagon wouldn’t fully commit to special-operations units, which meant that conventional tactics were used against guerrilla forces. That’s a losing strategy. Good men died because of that. Other good men are still being held captive because of it. And Rambo—well, if winning now means he has to die as well, he’ll die. No fear. No regrets. That more than anything is what makes him special. Crack under pressure? No way. Because, Murdock, what you choose to call hostile territory…” “Yeah? What about it?” “He calls it home. "

― David Morrell , Rambo: First Blood, Part II