Zouichi nodded. "They're not blameless parties in this, by any means. However, you could say the same of most wars -- that both neither side can claim to be completely 'good'. I do think that it would be a mistake to take what we've seen of the Ohm and conclude that the reasons behind their actions are irrelevant, though. They may, in fact, simply be too numerous or resourceful to eradicate. If that's our goal."

He wasn't even sure if it was or not. Fuzzy mission goals were all he'd seen from the ship so far. "In any case, resolving the conflict may require us to force a stalemate, or even agree to coexist with them."