It's because it was what they were ordered to do.
5 seconds sound clip from the A Few Good Men movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:07:46 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Any attempt to prove otherwise is futile because it just ain't true.
- When Dawson and Downey went into Santiago's room that night...
- It wasn't because of vengeance or hatred. It wasn't to kill or harm.
- It's because it was what they were ordered to do.
- Harold Dawson and Louden Downey are sitting before you today because they did their job.
- Is the government ready to call its first witness?
[...]
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Actors: Tom Cruise (Lt. Daniel Kaffee), Jack Nicholson (Col. Nathan Jessup), Demi Moore (Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway), Kevin Bacon (Capt. Jack Ross), Kevin Pollak (Lt. Sam Weinberg)
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