If I'm going to try to argue that my country shouldn't in the first instance start wars in which innocent people get killed, better I should have some idea of t

If I'm going to try to argue that my country shouldn't in the first instance start wars in which innocent people get killed, better I should have some idea of the details of what I'm talking about so people are more likely to take me seriously, don't you think? I'd rather give myself a chance to maybe change three people's minds than shout pointlessly at three thousand. If you really feel your time better spent on the latter, though, far be it from me to persist in arguing otherwise.