Quote Originally Posted by Fyraltari View Post
Sitting at a table with the parties involved.

If things have gone tonthe point where you're swinging a weapon around, you've failed as a peacekeeper.
I was using "keep the peace" euphemistically.

Think of it more like a Police or Military action someone is intent on violence and can't or won't be walked down, so you send in someone with appropriate weapons and training either to deescalate the situation or... manage the situation.

Granted, the Jedi also engage in negotiation on behalf of the republic, but if you're sending the space-wizards who deliberately alienate themselves from political matters and who all carry dangerous weapons to keep the peace, it's pretty clear that just talking it out has failed.

Requesting Jedi intervention in diplomatic matters is, at best, flashing the stick as you try to entice the other side with a carrot and at worst you fully expecting the other side to turn violent and are preemptively sending people who can handle it in case it does.