User blog comment:Legionwrex/Genophage good or bad./@comment-217683-20100920230756

Yeah, I have to agree with Prismvg. You can't really call the genophage bad. Or, for that matter, good. Let me put it to you this way: Arguing whether or not the genophage was good or bad is like arguing whether dropping the atomic bomb on Japan was good or bad. It may not have been the nicest thing to do, but it was necessary. In both cases, the enemy was tenacious, dug in, and showed no signs of surrender. And, in the case of the krogan, all they needed to do was dig in and hold their ground, and in a few short years, they'd have the numbers they needed to launch a renewed offensive, which likely would have overrun the Citadel races. The krogan were able to replenish their numbers at a rate far exceeding that of the Citadel races. It was a no-win for the Citadel, until the genophage was introduced. It's not the fault of the genophage, or of the salarians and turians that krogan society collapsed afterward. That fault lies with the krogan.