Oh, so the analogy is just terrible. The house hasn't burned down, it's just the fire looks like it's about to spread out of the garage, and you're saying its too late because it irreparable damage has already been done.

What the other poster is saying is that we can still save the rest of the house.

Although it should be clear that if you say the house has burned down, that means all of it and not just a small part.