Marcus Luttrell Quotes
I'd give Him some room. I'd be like, 'Thanks for keeping me around a little bit longer. I owe You a lot.'
Luttrell, Marcus. Interview by Megyn Kelly. The Kelly File, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2014.
The modern Islamic interpretation of this statement is no corrupt sovereign can be removed without a divine edict -- in other words, he ceases to rule only upon his death, because he does not abandon his palace unless he is on his way to the grave. The result is that many Muslims do not countenance revolution.
Marcus Luttrell is a retired United States Navy SEAL who received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions in June 2005 against Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wings in which he was the lone survivor. Luttrell became a SO1 by the end of his eight-year career in the United States Navy.