“Let it be a trap. Let it start here with those of us who are willing to stick our necks out for the rest of you.”
Because in any war, the best first move is to give away your position to the enemy.
Your moniker is apt.
Then use it as a flanking maneuver. Get us nut jobs to lay down fire out front while the rest of you flank the enemy.
The Founders let the King know what they were up to hoping for peaceful resolution... I guess you think they were idiots too...