I'm not saying it wasn't tactical. But don't try to pass it off as any different.
Pat on the back here, congratulations there, you're telling me you weren't seeing the changes into a good little agent. You say jump they say how high, right? No matter what you ask. What happens when they question you, do they get a say?
You're right. Those are the protocols. Must be out of SHIELD too long.
John hated them as much as you. But they were useful. Means to an end. Means to get back at the people who had abandoned him to die with no extraction. Left him with nothing. Few Hail HYDRA's later and he was recovered, made stronger. Was it right? No. But he had his reasons. I think he did believe in SHIELD once, years ago. But that changed him, and then he found me. Messed up little kid he could make into a weapon. And I guess it was another grey area.