A firm believer in diplomacy, the Ambassador's doctrine appears validated by the previous decade, where ten years of war and occupation have merely resulted in miring the US in two unwinnable wars in the Middle East, persuading non-nuclear countries that security lies in acquirement of nuclear arms, and the disillusioning of much of the world of the the trust that the US is a force for good on the world stage. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
The Liberal Democrats have selected 5.6 % of their candidates from ethnic minorities, though these are usually in unwinnable seats. (theguardian.com)
Taking on a tough, apparently unwinnable fight like this follows a logic the PM has already discovered helps his cause when dealing with troublesome backbenchers and the Ukip threat they reflect. (politics.co.uk)