It's his boasting about killing people and his role in targeted killings that harshed my mellow.

No doubting his expertise and insider knowledge, just puzzled why he seems ok with doing the evil empires bidding because "it's war".

For some reason, Clarice Starling comes to mind...just changed "Doctor" for "Scott":

"You see a lot, Scott. But are you strong enough to point that high-powered perception at yourself? What about it? Why don't you - why don't you look at yourself and write down what you see? Or maybe you're afraid to."