He and his father even fantasized about the creation of a special ­operations unit to „kill these fucks“ in Africa, imagining that „someone needed to run an op with some military people dressed up like U.N. people“ to take out warlords in Darfur and Sudan. Before a spot in the friend‘s missionary program could open up, though, Bowe had decided on a different adventure. (…)

In a sense, Bowe represents a threat to anyone who wants to see the war continue – be they Taliban militants or Pentagon generals.