Perhaps you are right. I tend to be self-reliant, and don't complain much.
"Self-reliant" will drop you straight into the Lake of Fire
Okay, directing remarks of a condescending nature to a guy in a war zone is most definitely over the top.
And I have a hunch that the foreign firm you are working for in the jihadi zone would be a little more hands on to your benefit than you state.
Just a hunch.