Lon listened to the arguments from either side, and ultimately most of the votes were already being cast. Perhaps his would be just one more among many, but he would say his piece nonetheless.
Leave it to the ISC president and the corporate representatives to offer the most logical and unbiased opinions on the topic. It was a relief when intelligence won the day.
I won't pretend that the war hasn't been hard on many worlds or that people's animosity will disappear any time in the near future, he said. Whatever his feelings about the war or those on either side, he had to acknowledge that there were sins on both sides of this war.
But I also won't pretend that Cato Neimoidia ever had any interest in this war. Its reaches have touched everyone regardless of whether the battles have found their soil. If there is any chance at having peace and diplomacy, then the people of Cato Neimoidia will take it, he said.
I vote in favor of Imperial inclusion with voting rights, he said. He had ample hesitation about the Sith themselves being here after the fiasco with the Jedi, but there were trillions in Imperial territory without that sorcery.
Leave it to the ISC president and the corporate representatives to offer the most logical and unbiased opinions on the topic. It was a relief when intelligence won the day.
I won't pretend that the war hasn't been hard on many worlds or that people's animosity will disappear any time in the near future, he said. Whatever his feelings about the war or those on either side, he had to acknowledge that there were sins on both sides of this war.
But I also won't pretend that Cato Neimoidia ever had any interest in this war. Its reaches have touched everyone regardless of whether the battles have found their soil. If there is any chance at having peace and diplomacy, then the people of Cato Neimoidia will take it, he said.
I vote in favor of Imperial inclusion with voting rights, he said. He had ample hesitation about the Sith themselves being here after the fiasco with the Jedi, but there were trillions in Imperial territory without that sorcery.