"thunder" wrote in message

....There is
a major difference in having a belief, and acting on that belief.

Yes -- that difference is called "courage".


Before one puts lives at risk, it is prudent to be sure.

In a shooting war, one often does not have the luxury of being sure. You go
with the best intelligence available, and calculate risk. No one ever won a
war with a good defensive posture; a battle, perhaps, from time to time,
but not the war.