The choice to attack Borealis was not Silverstone's. All he said was that we should fight Omni-Tek, but not on behalf of the neutrals.
Those clan members who did choose to make such a mess in Borealis should, in my opinion, be held to account for their unilateral decision - a reckless, stupid decision which was in direct contravention of an earlier decision by the Council of Truth. I, for one, am very disappointed in the behaviour of those persons, in particular of the ones leading the mob.