I really like Ewoks

Aliens, friends or foe? That is the question. No but seriously that is what we spent Friday's class discussing. When it comes to the US reaction to an alien landing on the White House lawn, we can’t judge until we know the aliens intent, but the principles behind the reactions are already in existence. All the IR theories we have discussed are the base for any reaction of the US government. The realist approach is to blow the aliens to bits; the liberal approach is to react but look at more options other than security. The constructivist approach is that the people of the US would band together and act together in their common interest. The problem with the question, or should I say what makes the question thought provoking is that we don’t know the aliens intentions or thoughts.
I forget who but someone mentioned how a new tribe of people was found in Brazil. That case is similar to the alien situation. The people who discovered them were the aliens and the tribe were the natives. This example is a good real life example of what a group people would do when faced against a group with much more advanced technology. Though I do not know the tribe’s reaction, but I assume they took a more liberal approach. They probably did what they thought would be best for themselves and the tribe.
All this is very technical and involves a lot of thought so I’ll end with a saying from Andrew: “Ewoks are the Vietcong of Star Wars.”