In the end there is an imperative to act*. Even if we don't understand as well as we'd like, we don't get to just shrug and say "I dunno". We have to go with ou

In the end there is an imperative to act*. Even if we don't understand as well as we'd like, we don't get to just shrug and say "I dunno". We have to go with our best guess (perhaps hedging a bit against other possibilities) and hope for the best. Yes we might be misled by propaganda. Still we must act. * I'm defining act broadly here as any kind of policy choice. Sending humanitarian aid, or not sending it. Sending military aid or not sending it. Voicing our support, or not voicing our support. Encouraging surrender, or not encouraging surrender.