mark you , james '' -- -there was apology in leiter 's voice -- - '' i 'm not saying this whole operation is n't a true bill , hell of a -- -- -- mess in fact , but what riles me is that we should be a couple of arse-end charlies stuck down on this sand spit while the other guys have got the hot spots -- -you know , places where something really may be happening -- -or at least likely to happen .