There's no good way to say it, but there are bad ways and this one is more bad than good. Including "But I think we all know this is necessary to move forward.

There's no good way to say it, but there are bad ways and this one is more bad than good. Including "But I think we all know this is necessary to move forward." is certainly a shitty thing to say in a letter like this, EVEN IF IT IS TRUE.