Like your mate Andy , you miss the big picture by concentrating...

Like your mate Andy , you miss the big picture by
concentrating on iota (can't see the forrest for the Trees!)

PS: My position on this war:
(a) Mistakes have been made by both sides ...hence the war
(b) War generally is the problem; not the solution to international conflict
(c) For those reasons, the sooner that peace is negotiated the better for all parties incl Aus