Unfortunately, some events, once started, cannot be stopped. Extrication from an
ill-planned strategy is, at times, almost impossible. It is the old expression of having
a tiger by the tail. You cannot let go or the tiger will maul you, but he is still capable
of turning around and biting you anyway. Or, using another analogy, once an action
is taken, and the beehive has been stirred, one must sit back and accept the stings,
trying to end the process as quickly as possible with the least lasting damage