sapco, I think you will find most of us are pacifists here too. May be robust pacifists but pacifists never the less. We hoped to talk softly and carry a big stick.
Now, unfortunately, in wars of choice, our political masters have chosen to use the stick rather than to talk. The trouble is once you use the stick you discover it is not big enough.
So, he knows he has been conned, what is he considering now? Will 'sapco's son' be coming on here himself?