I would argue the language - for me - differs:
Are ‘they’ willing to pay the price?
I - and others - took an oath. They ought be scared to death.
The corollary question:
Are WE willing to take action before it’s too late?
“No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country.”
― George S. Patton Jr.
Wouldn’t argue with you.