I think that explains why commandos, SEALs, and other special
weapons
and tactics types do achieve the miracles they sometimes do
(we don't
always hear about the ones that fail--and certainly there are
some) and,
I think, lends some credibility to Helm as a character. After
all,
Mac's secret, unnamed organization is "the wrecking crew,"
the people
who are sent in when an unspoken but unassailable message is
to be sent
or a lesson to be taught to the Enemy. These unnamed and
faceless
agents do have unusual confidence in themselves, or they
wouldn't
continually go out on suicide missions. Notice, too, that
some of
Helm's most desperate encounters are those in which he faces
a rogue
from his own agency or someone from the opposite side with
the same work
ethic.
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