I looked around at the audience for any other comments. No one seemed inclined to volunteer an opinion. "Okay, guys, time to wrap up the town hall part of this soiree, although you’re all welcome to stay as long as you want and discuss things with each other." I waited a moment for any objections. "Our big issue seems to be the risk involved in going to war with a species that appears to be more advanced than we are and probably outnumbers us. Let’s meet in a week and see if we have anything new on that front."