But internally, it was a scary moment for Al Amiri. "Just seeing that out of sequence, two steps that he took prior to arrival. And then the deep breath he gave prior to announcing, I berated him so many times for it. He said, 'It's not intentional. I didn't intend to create suspense.' But after he did that, and knowing that that's out of sequence, and then standing there taking a deep breath… why would you take a deep breath when you're announcing something?" Al Amiri's assistant had an envelope with a speech written in case the mission was a failure, hovering nearby as the wait for confirmation grew longer.
