Tell us, Admiral. Why did you really quit Starfleet?

Tell us, Admiral. Why did you really quit Starfleet?

Because it was no longer Starfleet! We withdrew. The galaxy was mourning, burying its dead, and Starfleet slunk from its duties. The decision to call off the rescue and to abandon those people we had sworn to save was not just dishonorable, it was downright criminal and I was not prepared to stand by and be a spectator. And you my dear, you have no idea what Dunkirk is, right? You're a stranger to history, you're a stranger to war. You just wave your hand and it all goes away. well it's not so easy for those who died and it was not so easy for those who were left behind. We're done here.