Heh, yes - that seems ... an unwise way of phrasing it. Particularly in a deposition during a lawsuit (simply with respect to the human dynamic all-around, not

Heh, yes - that seems ... an unwise way of phrasing it. Particularly in a deposition during a lawsuit (simply with respect to the human dynamic all-around, not even the issues of law). Interestingly, citation of "God" seems something of a theme for Lushbaugh (caveat: based on the little I just read). He apparently is quoted as having said that God was the only one who could retire him. So, it seems he may, in fact, not have had a "God complex" (in a simple, intentional, self-will-based manner), but, actually been of a religious (/ spiritual / philosophical) persuasion in which there is an honest belief in the morality / ethics of certain actions being, say, in "God's purview" or etc. Like much involving hierarchies and authority, this in no way absolves him of responsibility, NOR does it mean his actions were "right" etc. (much as "simply following orders" is not considered a defense in recent history [see / search for Nuremberg Principle IV, for example]). But, I do think there is a bit of nuance here - he may not be so arrogant as such a statement might suggest. Though, "yikes" is appropriate for making such a statement, regardless of its underlying basis.