...Now that I think of it the dialog for the commander is much better written than I gave credit for, if you think about what kind of a character he would be it makes a lot of sense. He doesn't respect Scarlett enough to discuss her views, if he agrees with them he'll pretend to go along, if he doesn't then his opinion is law and that's the end of it.
That's an interesting perspective.
The Emperor has final say: Period. They are trying to convince the Emperor, not the other way around.
