There's little doubt that "something" is about to happen, but what---exactly? This post is in response to something I saw over at the CTH website. Something is about to go down with these audits, it says.
If it turns out to be a big dud, or if they are successful in portraying it as an insignificant dud, then what?
Consequently to this, and the motivation may be subconcious on my part, I have been reading war stories. Real war stories about real war battles. The Battle of Midway comes to mind, as mentioned before.
There is "fog of war" to deal with. There are the "fortunes of war" to deal with. Those who start any war are the ones taking the huge gamble. Both sides are taking huge gambles because fighting back won't be taken lightly by the other side if they win.
As a further consequence, you have to know what your hill to die on is. An audit is the correct hill for me because it is about determining truth. Those who fight an audit are at war with truth. I'd fight and die on that hill any day of the week. To me, if there is no truth, there can be no God. If there is no God, humankind has no hope.
How many are willing to fight for that? Maybe we are going to find out. An optimist will say the vast majority. I'm not sure we even have a majority who willing to fight for anything at all, except their own miserable selves.
That may be way too harsh, but this crap has gone on so long, what else can I think? If the other side KNEW they were in a hopeless situation, would they continue to fight? The weaknesses of our side gives them hope for victory. If they had no hope at all, they'd give up. A deal would be preferable to a savage defeat.
I'd like to be optimistic, but this one could be like Midway. A real crapshoot. But they all are.
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