At times we expected the allies unquestioningly to follow our leads; sometimes we failed to consult them in advance before reversing policies; at other times we ignored their requests.
The decision is 'trust fund' versus 'no more Medicaid' - and that shouldn't be a tough decision.
And I really do think that the difficulty of research makes it more real to you than punching a thing to find out how many men were killed at this particular action.