# We acted decisively; if we had ceded ground and waited, there could have been delays and diplomacy that could have gone…
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/claim/we-acted-decisively-if-we-had-ceded-ground-and-waited-there-could-have--7d346306
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
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We acted decisively; if we had ceded ground and waited, there could have been delays and diplomacy that could have gone on for weeks or months.

## Voices

*Counted, never weighed.*

- [r15](https://truthscore.com/entity/9ab2f521) — independent

## Sources

- [US diplomat accused of possessing child abuse images secretly flown out of UK by US Marines](https://truthscore.com/source/aeb4a63c)