Honestly, HH6, I admireyou. You're not playing that high-and-mighty card that we often saw from MM69 and others ("I served so you owe me, and we do no wrong, and it's not about oil"), etc.
Good to see honesty, and the admission that your hands aren't clean in all of this, and that you're doing what needs to be done for our interests - position, oil, and security.