And does anybody think that Pres Trump and the military leaders behind him are going to poke that bear and then just say, "Oh, sorry. Didn't really mean it. We'll just back out quietly." The average American may not understand what is involved here, but they do. They know that they cannot back out of this. There has been a lot of discussion lately about Crossing the Rubicon, but Pres Trump crossed it the first day after his inauguration. He went to CIA headquarters. Not sure what happened there, but there was the definite impression that it was NOT a friendly meeting. From that point on, there was no going back, and since that day, it has been win or die, and in an odd sort of way, the fact that the stakes are so high makes the whole thing a lot easier. Giving up is not an option.