No Change of Course

"Mr. President! Mr. President! Considering the current state of affairs, are you considering any, uh, change of direction?"

"Absolutely, positively, unequivocally, and without a doubt, NO! If we change course now, the bad guys win! Are you suggesting we cut and run?"

"Well, maybe just a little left turn. Or even a pause at the precipice might be nice. But failing that, is there no middle ground? Sir, the deaths have mounted into the thousands, with no apparent end in sight. Do you have any ideas to reduce casualties?"

"Stay the course! Stay the course! Stay the course! Do you want the enemy to win?"

"A broad consensus has been developing, sir, that your activities are actually encouraging the enemy. Feeding them, you could say. They are circling in unprecedented numbers. How do you respond to that?"

"Forward! No retreat! No appeasement!"

"But sir! You are sending your compatriots to certain death! How can you explain this?"

"Simple. I'm a lemming. I have a brain the size of a pea. That's putting it generously. So, what's your excuse?"