Yes, that's an interesting set of equipment. That G Chinook has lived a life.
Also, always good to see a Thundercats logo!
I have found the quote, sorry, not in a book but a long esquire article.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politic...in-laden-0313/
You can search for decepticon or its about 1/3rd down the page. Otherwise its a pretty good article. The article's real angle is the lack of support for verterans post service which is real and warranted in my opinion.