MY TAKE: Presidential decision gone wrong: how much worse can it get? The prospects must send chills up and down one's spine

How dumb can one get? In a contest between good and evil you don’t stay neutral; in a choice between annihilation and peaceful coexistence you don’t waver; etc., etc. Forget morality for the moment, put aside fairness in the meantime, etc., etc. Under the circumstances let only good old common sense guide your decision making and stick to them no matter the cost. That is what strong and decisive principled leadership is all about!