“If we show weakness in front of the enemy the expectations will increase but if we stand against them, because of this resistance, they will retreat.”
– Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, vowing no weakness over international demands that Iran stop their nuclear work.
And this, my friends, shows the mindset of our enemies. Compromise is seen as weakness, and concessions just increase their expectations of receiving more.
For more on this topic, you can read this post of mine from almost three years ago.