I'm tempted to equate a fruitbat to a dingbat here, but that would be kind.
You have to be stark raving insane to believe that a loss is EVER a good idea with a "silver" lining.
You are right. Will you tell me how it's stark raving sane to alienate the very element of the base that has made the WOT possible? Can you tell me how he can finish this war without Joe Sixpack? If he hasn't figured it out yet, why won't he listen?
It won't be all the Joes, mind you. How many does he have to alienate to make his policies impossible? Not many. Look at his approvals.
He has sacrificed the WOT and our interests to please Vicente. Somebody tell me this is sane.
I am guessing that a number of military strategists have gained advantage by relying on such thinking.
I've also been insane hoping that people that run on on tenet actually follow through on that. ; )