[Overtaxed]

Heaven forbid that Rivendell be attacked...it's okay if everyone else is!

[JenB]

Exactly! Who cares about Men, they're born to die. Elves, on the other hand, are actually cool.

[HairOfTheDog]

It would make little difference if the others stood or fell if the Ring was captured in Rivendell. Rivendell was the one under threat from Saruman...

This is a Straw-man argument. Gondor and Rohan had not been declined assistance.