I understand the "optics are important" part enough to realize that people need to see / experience first hand what the DS players are intending to do and the extents they are willing to go, including outright murder, land grabs, poisoning entire populations, child abduction, enslavement, etc.
We obviously can't just TELL people how bad they are and what they plan to do ... no one would believe. I can't imagine being THE GOOD GUYS and having to sit and watch the destruction of the country and it's people just to prove a point and have people realize the truth.
I understand the "optics are important" part enough to realize that people need to see / experience first hand what the DS players are intending to do and the extents they are willing to go, including outright murder, land grabs, poisoning entire populations, child abduction, enslavement, etc.
We obviously can't just TELL people how bad they are and what they plan to do ... no one would believe. I can't imagine being THE GOOD GUYS and having to sit and watch the destruction of the country and it's people just to prove a point and have people realize the truth.