I was talking to a buddy of mine yesterday and he suggested that I needed to get the book "Inside Delta Force" by Eric Haney (one of the founding members of Delta Force). Here's a quote from the introduction:

"In combat, there are no winners. The victors just happen to lose less than the vanquished."

I was reminded of this by thinking about my buddy - he had called me cause he needed a distraction from the pain caused when they removed some more shrapnel from his armpit. He and his team won that fight, but only in the sense of the above quote.

A profound quote indeed! I may look to pick up the book as well.

That book is the basis for the CBS TV series, The Unit. I really enjoy the show, and have considered checking the book out.

Unfortunately, I fear the TV show may be a casualty of the writers strike. It never came bakc except as repeats after the strike.

Anybody read the book?

I do like that show (or did I guess). I liked the characters and the acting was pretty good as well.