Con: we’re under attack, and the waiting is insufferable. Pro: as the attacks become more direct, the number of possible responses collapse into a mere few and abundantly clear choices. The sinpler the choices, the easier it will become to ubify. The well worn Mike Tyson quote about everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face cuts both ways. Sometimes you punch the wrong guy. And nobody can take on multiple guys simultaneously. We are smarter than they are, we have greater numbers than they do. We can absolutely punch back.