Originally posted by Kai
#1. The bomb didn't go off. Had it done so, I might have been a bit more convinced, but only a bit, because...
#2. The Langaran situation is irrelevant compared to Earth. Langara leads to Destiny, and whether we control Destiny, or the LA do, is ultimately irrelevant compared to the safety and security of Earth. Had it been a possibility that the LA could have used Langara somehow to attack Earth badly, then I might have seen the actions as somewhat justified. Because ultimately...
#3. None of our lives are at risk(both Destiny and Earth), and thus there is no reason to panic and take these drastic actions. Not when disconnecting the gate from the core and moving it elsewhere for at least two months solves the problem. The LA would not only have to invade, but move the gate back and hook it back up to the core. That's quite a tall order to do, and would take considerable time. Time that we'd have to mount a counterattack alongside the Langarans.
In the long term sense, disconnecting the gate is pointless if Langara ends up siding with the alliance. If Earth can't work out what is being offered, they will find it very difficult to deal with the Lanagarans.
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