I never said it was a mistake because of the nature of the polls. I believe and realize 75% of the population thought this was the best option. I just think they was wrong

Its not often that Id say my position is right and 75% is wrong, but the long term benefits from getting the chapel on emperor dwarfs by far the benefits we get from the art of war. And to me the sure bet of waiting a bit with the leader and getting the sistine's would of been a better choice than taking a lesser option and hoping we get it from another leader which may or may not (probally won't appear). And honestly, Im not even convinced that the art of war even would of been better than an army, but thats neither here nor there now.
Oh and I never said the situation is lost, just that we didnt take an optimal choice in this case. But in any case, whats done is done, so we might as well move on and play the game and quit arguing about it