Thucydides pre-reading question answered

Hey I chose "Is it honorable or stupid to carry on a fight against overwhelming odds?
Is honor more important than life itself?" as my pre-reading question, and here is my answer:


Hypothetical situation: you’re the people of the original 13 American colonies, and the revolutionary war is just starting, you are hopelessly outnumbered, and everyone says that it is crazy to fight the British.
You are faced with a decision of whether to fight, and probably lose, or surrender, and give up on your hopes for America.
You decide to fight.
Is your decision honorable, or stupid?
I believe that it was honorable, because you are fighting for what you believe in, and what you think is right.
However, there is an underlying web of stupidity, because any fighting is stupid, and many may die because of your decision, maybe even yourself.
Back to the present, we are fighting a battle against overwhelming odds, no not the fight in Iraq, or the war on terror, but the battle to stop the genocide in Darfur.
Honorable or stupid? I would say, very definitely honorable.
Is honor more important than life itself? Because everyone is different, and has different values, you must decide that for yourself.