We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering.
You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land, sea, and air. War with all our might and with all the strength God can give us, to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.
You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs - Victory in spite of all terrors - Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.
Quoi?
Non, mon ami, le nom "Bouldin" c'est Anglais, connexe à "Baldwin", comme l'ancien Premier Ministre du Royaume Unie. J'ai du famille en France et quelques gouttes du sang Francais, mais je ne suis pas Francais.
That said, I don't mind being "picked on", because I don't see it that way at all, and I can't recall ever having made fun of your accent. It's not like I sound like a valley girl myself.
But your central point, that sides must be chosen, is, I think, redundant. There are too many shades of gray here to do that, I think. Rather, again, the question is to those who have chosen sides to lay out their calculus for doing so.