Lovely to meet you. And yes.

[ --not exactly, but after his brush with Leoben earlier, he's been a bit cautious. ] Long time enemies of mankind that decided to have another go, is basically all there is to it. The planets were rendered inhospitable, and so we've been confined to a space fleet for some time.

Which is why I feel my knowledge would be valuable here as well, if not my politics. Hence my post.