User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author: Ironwood and Atlas army/@comment-25405817-20141018232234/@comment-24218038-20141019045556

Exactly, There's a saying in French:

"La route vers L'enfer est pavé de bonnes intentions"

translation

"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions"

Fits Ironwood to a tee.