So I finally saw Avatar....

[twesterm]

Khuutra said:

twesterm said:

That's why you simply say they attacked us.  The company obviously decided to wipe the Navi from that region so they had sanction to do something about it.  If they could say that their only option is chemical warfare then what are they going to do?  As you have pointed out, any other option is just too expensive to justify the cost so that is their only alternative. 

I'm sure Sigourney Weavers character would bitch and moan but I have the funny feeling they want to kill her anyways.  Again, all they have to do is lie because who is going to be there to investigate?  I'm sure there would be an investigation eventually but what would really be found after they had years to cover everything up?

I'm positive there would be an uproar but considering their actions in the movie I don't think they care.  They will probably plant a tree back come and call it a wash.

The thing is that chemical weapons have to be produced on Earth, where they won't be able to get legal rights to do that regardless of whether or not they were attacked by natives that they were attempting to colonize.

Secondly, the "attack" only happened after the second trip - it would only be the next trip that would allow them to bring more force to bear. And you know what? It's no longer financially viable! That was one of the points of the original scriptment: they had incurred losses so enormous that going back and restarting the whole operation from scratch was seen as too expensive to try!

What's more, you're calling the corporation stupid. THey weren't stupid. They had excessive force that absolutely wiped the Na'vi out. If it hadn't been for certain unpredictable factors (like a foreigner bringing together disparate tribes and then the planet itself attacking) then they would have won! Their loss is not strictly the company's fault.

See, I would have brought the weapons with on first trip.  There's no way I would wait for the inevitable attack, I would kill them and then just say they attacked.  Stupid could be the wrong word, but not prepared or not smart could work.

It would be smart going into an unfamiliar world thinking of every opportunity.  I have no idea what could unite all the tribes but I know it could happen.  I have no idea the planet would attack me, but I assume dangerous wildlife is dangerous.  If I bring enough chemicals to destroy everything around me, I'm good.  I would play nice for a few years, attack, and then be done with it.  There would be none of that waiting, I would do what an evil corporation is supposed to do: lie and fight dirty.

If I know bringing heavy military weapons is very cost prohibitive, then I have to assume that biological weapons are the logical alternative.  I assume my government that sanctioned bringing an army to the planet would know this and knowing how valuable unobtanium is, they very well could approve it and or at least look the other direction (assuming I even told them).

I'm not a business man, but I keep hearing that a good one prepares for everything kind of like a boy scout.  The corporation in Avatar didn't and that's why they were defeated.  A smart (not stupid) corporation would not have played games.