Daniel M. Upton <75442.1331@compuserve.com> asks:
> could it be that the Shadows technical advantage lies in the
> field of propulsion? First, why didn't Kosh flee the station and
> go into Vorlon space before ordering the attack on the Shadows?
> Were Shadow vessels haunting hyperspace in the region of the
> station ready to destroy him if he tried to leave? Why didn't he
> ask Sheridan and Delenn for Ranger bodyguards? Would the Shadows
> have simply killed them and then pressed their attack on Kosh or
> would bringing things that far out in the open have left the
> Shadows with no more reason not to directly attack the station?
> Why was Kosh able to order the Vorlon fleet to attack the
> Shadows? Was his position in the Vorlon hierarchy higher than the
> title of ambassador would indicate? was he, like Delenn was
> originally, part of some kind of governing body? Why did Morden
> and the Shadows automatically know that when the Vorlon fleet
> attacked them that Kosh was behind it? And most importantly, why
> are the Vorlon still "too few" to directly engage the Shadows? So
> again, why aren't they ready? Why are the Shadows, who had to play
> catchup in a big way, able to field a navy that has the
> "thousands" of ships that Londo saw in his vision while the
> Vorlons are still "too few"?

Because I think, on some level, Kosh knew it was inevitable; a
price had to be paid. In a way, Lincoln had the same feelings...why
was he to live when so many had died? In a way, he knew he wouldn't
live much longer. Also, it would mean running...and the Vorlons don't
run. If he fled, another would pay the price...and that also wouldn't
be right.

jms