"Back then it was fucked up but necessary. There was a war against alien race going on and we were facing down the very real barrel of extinction. Different time for different sins, but now? We're not exactly at war anymore." They shouldn't be. The fight's over, they should get to just- go home.

All he wants is to get enough time underground to go home. That's it.

"See- I'll buy that it didn't work. I don't buy that they let you go."