[bagster]

Russia is to us now as France was to the Founders during the Revolution. The old deadly enemy transformed into our closest ally.

That's as close a metaphor as I can think of, though we didn't have two America's then (unless you count Tory sympathizers and the non-committal).

[redrhino47]

2/3 were unwilling to commit.
Washington, et al, continued on.
Why ?
What drove them ?

We know.
They believed, we should draw strength, from their commitment.