In Godfather III, Michael Corleone offers everyone an easy way out. He cuts out eight figure cheques to all of the old guard, no red tape. He just wants to move on. But no, they can't just retire rich. They are sick. 'Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in'. 'The higher I go, the crookeder it becomes'.
Even at this point, patriots, represented by POTUS, still offer an olive branch. But they crave for war posture. These people are sick. Q+ and Q, deliver these evil bastards, no quarter.