"The point is" … that? I thought your point would have something to do with a necessity for compromise. "War of attrition" → "compromise". I don't see that, AF

"The point is" … that? I thought your point would have something to do with a necessity for compromise. "War of attrition" → "compromise". I don't see that, AFAICT few wars of attrition lead to a compromise. And, BTW, the newspapers I read didn't write "overnight". Did yours — really?