Operation Red Wings
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Operation Red Wings has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Shawn Ryan Show. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Pete BlaberRetired U.S. Army Delta Force commander, author of The Mission, The Men, and Me and The Common Sense Way, later a biotech executive
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
Podcasts
- The Shawn Ryan Show · 1 episode
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.