Ignoring doubt based on ignoring the facts one is seeing and just not wanting to hear negative things is a sure way to failure. Blind optimism is just foolish. This board is for healthy discussions, positive or not, just not propaganda. If all we are is a pumper board, we're no better than a basher board.

Napoleon may not have had a choice to accept or decline the battle of Waterloo (I think you're wrong there, by the way...he STARTED it) but either way, he DID have a choice of how many soldiers to bring and how skilled they would be. NP has a choice to surround himself with good, experienced people or not, and so far, I don't see a team of great negotiators who have a ton of experience making deals with BP. Am I wrong about that?