Because there was no way to win.
4 seconds sound clip from the Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:07:00 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Well, are you gonna stay with the sinking ship?
- Permission to speak candidly, sir?
- Granted.
- I don't believe this was a fair test of my command abilities.
- Because there was no way to win.
- A no-win situation is a possibility every commander may face. Has that never occurred to you?
- How we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life, wouldn't you say?
- As I indicated, Admiral, that thought had not occurred to me.
- Well, now you have something new to think about. Carry on.
[...]
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Actors: William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Captain Spock), DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard McCoy), Ricardo Montalbán (Khan Noonien Singh)
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