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Winston Churchill fought tooth and nail for the Allies to avoid a cross-channel invasion of French beaches, fearing a massacre on the beaches that would result in both failure and the death-knell of the British Empire through the loss of an entire generation so soon after the debacle of World War I.
The Americans argued that such an invasion was the shortest and most direct way to defeat the Axis and end the war. In typical American fashion, they felt that if they had to directly face the Germans at some point, they might as well get after it right now.
Churchill preferred a right hook to the soft underbelly of Germany through North Africa, Sicily, Italy and the Balkans. It would take longer, but it would be much less costly, he believed.
But by late 1943 the Americans had gone from being a sort of less-experienced junior partner to a dominant influence with far more troops and the successes of North Africa, Sicily and Italy for experience. So ultimately they prevailed in the argument about what became Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy.
Churchill had lost the battle of wills, and so in the days leading up to the invasion he suppressed his fears and reconciled to the invasion, even going to far as to say, "I am hardening on this enterprise," meaning that as long as it was going to happen, it was going to happen with the full support and determination of the British Empire.
I really do hear the objections of Sandy (an others like him) to signing Fielder. And I still am skeptical that Fielder would seriously entertain coming to Seattle. But if by some chance Zduriencik decides to lure him here and gets approval from the Two Amigos to expand payroll a bit in order to do it, I think all Seattle fans, even those fearful of the consequences, would "harden" on the enterprise.
Excuse my French, but "Damn the torpedoes; full speed ahead!"