The " Labrodoctor" who just got his " dogploma" is an excellent " houndselor" who's on " paw" to help students " turn tail" on whatever's " dogging" them to " retriever" a sense of " boneified" well " barking" .
There are really only three possible reactions to a bad situation, removing yourself from the situation, changing the situation, or accepting the situation.
Again this is just our brains trying to make some excuses for us to get us out of trouble but the truth is we really just need to find what works for us and we're all different.
But a country who is pressed into a corner by something perceived as an existential threat is a country that is more willing to gamble and take massive risks in order to get out of that corner.