This election is about surviving to fight another day.
But there are many here on FR who would have chosen not to retreat the army from Dunkirk...because after all, they must be 338,000 lousy soldiers to have been beaten so soundly by the Wehrmacht, just let them fall and blow the whole up, right? We can build a new army from the ashes without those losers, right?
It’s survivable to lose battles if you preserve your strength and option to fight again, it is not acceptable to intentionally hand your enemy, who wants to destroy you, his total victory.
Very astute analysis there! Bringing in history always gives us a good perspective in the present.
Ditto to everything you said.