My reflections on this piece are splintered:<p>1. Catena is in an excellent position to be the Pardot Kynes of Nuba.<p>2. A more iconic taking up of the white man&#x27;s burden could scarce be imagined.<p>3. By the standards of virtue ethics, this fellow&#x27;s actions are blameless to the point of ennobling. Does a utilitarian calculus agree (is Catena the high-impact end effector to whom all college Peace Corps soi-disant aid workers ought be working to fund rather than status-signalling through impotent imitation), or are the good doctor&#x27;s talents inefficiently allocated?<p>4. On the headline question:<p><pre><code>   Article: Why does he refuse to leave?

   Reader: Because surgeons are soldiers.

   Article: Catena joined the Navy and trained as a flight 
            
            surgeon...with commandos.

   Reader: In this case literally.</code></pre>