That doesn't justify what they did. [He says it quickly but firmly.] They can't really care about the safety of the natives [that was the right word, this time, not 'civilians'] of this world and do something like that-- they're the ones who would be most hurt by it, not us. But I... understand why regular people, people who are just trying to live their lives, wouldn't feel safe with us around, even if we hadn't done anything wrong to them.
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