The standoff lasted about three minutes.
Finally, the Delta Squad leader made the only reasonable choice: surrender.
When the news reached the base, Lemont slammed his fist on the table: "They did it on purpose! This is deliberate!"
"What should we do now?" Ryan asked, "They have detained eight of our people."
Lemont forced himself to calm down.
He walked to the map and began to reassess the situation. The Tenth Division exercise, the direction of tank deployment, the orientation of anti-tank missiles, and now the detention of US Army soldiers...
These fragments pieced together form a terrifying picture.
"Notify Baghdad." Lemont said in a low voice, "Just say... we might be surrounded, the Tenth Division seems to want a coup."
"But the evidence..."
