I don't think the question is whether invasives are a problem. The
criticisms the article raises are rather easily refuted. Sure, invasives
are a problem for industry or national security (i.e. our species), and if
we are generous perhaps for the integrity of some ecological system as we
This reminds me of a story I heard from an old Alan Watts lecture: Imagine
you're looking through a small hole in a fence. There is a cat on the other
side, but for the sake of the story, pretend you've never seen a cat
before. And the entire cat is not visible all at once through this small
hole.
