Yeh what about the insurrectionists?

What about ONI and the rather totalitarian bent of the human government?

You can get away with a lot when there's a war on and you are facing an existential threat. But afterwards?

Does the Chief go back to murdering dissidents? protestors? people who just want to leave? It was a good thing that the innies were so murderous. What if they just went on strike? What would ONI do about an innie Gandhi? The Chief Keyes-punching the skulls of pacifists :-)

And what would the new Cortana have to say about it? "The give-peace-a-chance choir have locked themselves in the vault to escape you Chief. Don't worry: I'll have that door open in a jiffy.

Has Halsey a better solution to political problems than Spartans?

I laughed when I read in the first book that Spartans were Halsey's solution to starships ramming planets at lightspeed. Does the Spartan run to the site of impact and punch the ship back into orbit or does every ship have a Spartan in it?

The Chief's unwavering loyalty is only a virtue in certain circumstances.

As a side note: for the future. I think that all colonies should be started with an agreed independence date. Waidaminit! am I accepting the notion that you can own people even for a short while?