Dude, brother, friend, go easy man. You are a soldier, you are used to thinking in these terms of "acceptable losses", even your own or your children. These are mostly civilians (like me) who are not as hardened. They are going to likely choose to preserve their kids.... especially when faced with a definite death of their kid versus a 'maybe' on the coworkers.
I’m not a soldier. I’m and American: by philosophy, not just birth.
Travis is much more politic than these others deserve.