But the operation already was not going according to plan.

We watched the operation going on in front of us.

"You guys ever think that maybe an operation can go too right?"

"These operations have been going on for quite a while."

Not just a simple operation going on but something complex.

It's not that they want to see the old operation go.

Also we've got suddenly public key operations going on which we know are expensive.

Let us get that straight before this operation goes any further.

"I am quite sure the operation would have gone forward," he said.

Two operations in a row had gone wrong for him.