If it comes down to us versus them, we're going to lose.
Because I can promise you "We're living comfortably, and we can't help you." won't go over well.
[His tone is soft, but a little guarded.]
They're better armed, nomadic, and they have the numbers. We have more applied force, but we don't have the defenses we'd need to repel an attack. Not that I'm expecting an attack, but if we hang them out to dry... we make enemies out of a group that we don't want as enemies.
And more importantly, I'm not willing to condemn a group to death by starvation just to save our asses.
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Because I can promise you "We're living comfortably, and we can't help you." won't go over well.
[His tone is soft, but a little guarded.]
They're better armed, nomadic, and they have the numbers. We have more applied force, but we don't have the defenses we'd need to repel an attack. Not that I'm expecting an attack, but if we hang them out to dry... we make enemies out of a group that we don't want as enemies.
And more importantly, I'm not willing to condemn a group to death by starvation just to save our asses.