What Scares You About Us?

General Timson stood up. "Ambassador. Tell us again why we scare you?"

Ambassador Trelkin stood. His insect-like form balanced delicately on the tips of his long, thin, exo-skeletal legs. He bowed to the packed UN auditorium.

"You... " He whispered through his spiricules, "You are an aggressive species. Like the Scourge that has chased us across the galaxy. Aggressive species self destruct unless you are prevented...." He paused, breathing in. "You are balanced. Precariously. Between constant war, and peace. You see war as a means to an end. While other species see war as a requisite for life..."