I can definitely see such scenarios -- one is of course the case where the defending side is winning. And you may be right about the gamble, hopefully you are

I can definitely see such scenarios -- one is of course the case where the defending side is winning. And you may be right about the gamble, hopefully you are -- but this is only true as long as we ourselves stand ready to escalate as well, and the opponents know that. It seems that part of the establishment is beginning to forget this.