Two alternate possibilities, if one wishes to believe Bob is infallible :
The one that makes sense in-universe: Since San Antonio has a huge military presence, the UN setting up what amounts to a competing military presence in their midst could be seen as an aggressive action.
The silly one: Consider what was on TV at the time - the Ewings didn't live in San Antonio. Dallas already has "brand awareness."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
The one that makes sense in-universe: Since San Antonio has a huge military presence, the UN setting up what amounts to a competing military presence in their midst could be seen as an aggressive action.
The silly one: Consider what was on TV at the time - the Ewings didn't live in San Antonio. Dallas already has "brand awareness."
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012