He would like to point out that technically, he was at least briefly around EVA at the beginning of that whole project, so it wasn't like he could've been a leader before he was even born. But Ocelot was already walking a fine line here, and there was no need to make him any angrier than absolutely necessary.

"You sure about that?" The smile remains on Ocelot's face, and could almost pass as genuine to the not-so-careful observer. "Because what I'm seeing right now is a leader who doesn't acknowledge his flaws. Like that temper of yours. I'm surprised that no one else ever taught you how to control it."

Though, some things were unteachable, after all.