I cannot conceive what lies he told his troops to get them to fire on us.

Apparently at that moment he told his troops to perform average night maneuvers.

"Late last week I told our troops that bond yields could go to 10 percent in the next couple of months," he said.

Burke told his troops to stand down and get something to eat.

"Keep an eye on things here," he told his troops.

"The general's supposed to tell his troops that our army here is holding you prisoner."

Above all, how am I going to tell my troops?

"An order from the general," I told my expectant troops.

"Tell your troops to pull back their attack if they haven't broken in but to keep up the firing."

"Tell your troops to take their positions, and have the other platoons report when they're in position, too."