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Carved in mystic runes upon the very living rock, the last words of Simo 
Sakari Aaltonen of rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated make plain:

> And how does Sheridan live up to this decision not to choose at all?
> The answer is that he doesn't.
> 
> Sheridan: "... we're riding in ... Anyone who wants to defect and join
> us, fine. If they get in the way, we'll knock them down. If they kill
> one of our ships, we'll kill three of theirs ... And God help anybody
> who gets in our way."
> 
> This is the Shadow solution.

No, that's finishing a fight someone else started. The Shadows started 
fights -- not even directly, but acting behind the scenes to get others 
to fight. Defending your home against a lunatic who's gotten into power 
is an entirely different animal.

Peace is only possible when *everyone* participates. It's fine to work 
for peace, but that doesn't mean letting yourself get rolled over by 
those who haven't gotten the message yet.

-- 
Methuselah
"In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been 
times like these."
  -- Paul Harvey
                                                                          
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