*shrugs* it fails as an easy entry point for newcomers to the site to get recruited by the Star Army, which was obviously it's intended purpose. Then it's mostly a matter of DocTomoe coming in and presenting an non-jingoistic holier-than-thou argument against the Star Army that Wes responded to with his typical brand of finesse.
This was a bitching contest. A cowboy and indian game of "I shot you", "no, you didn't" and the only thing stopping Tomoe from presenting the Empire further in a bad light by putting up his presented characters as bleeding heart martyrs is Wes wizening up and doing something about it that's not nearly so PR damaging on his side of things.
At the same time, Gardener goes in and stokes the fire because fanning flames is typically what he enjoys. And the rest of the people involved are either professionals eyeing the trainwreck situation and choosing to rationalize why they don't touch it even with a 10' long pole, or normal soldiers coping with the situation in the most normal, comprehensible, figurative fashion: by facepalming and wondering how somehing like this could even happen.
So, yeah, I do think the 'naturally born normals' versus 'superior military people' debate is interesting. I just think it should've gotten its own thread rather than hijack something else.