What Pete Blaber has said about Operation Red Wings
1 quote · 1 episode · Apr 6, 2026
Pete Blaber, Retired U.S. Army Delta Force commander, author of The Mission, The Men, and Me and The Common Sense Way, later a biotech executive, has been quoted on Operation Red Wings once in 1 episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, most recently on April 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Blaber argues that once a reconnaissance team is compromised the only correct decision is to abort the mission, not to debate what to do with detained civilians.
“you don't fucking kill non-armed combatants. You abort the freaking mission. You've been compromised”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #294 Pete Blaber - Part 2: Delta Force Commander on Pablo Escobar, Takur Ghar, and Pat Tillman (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:36
Episodes
#294 Pete Blaber - Part 2: Delta Force Commander on Pablo Escobar, Takur Ghar, and Pat TillmanThe Shawn Ryan Show · Apr 6, 2026 · 6 h 60 min
Retired Delta Force commander Pete Blaber tells Shawn Ryan how toxic leadership caused Pat Tillman's death, and recounts the Iraq invasion's false intelligence.
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