Dragon is the Commander in Chief of an organization trying to overthrow the current rule. He's not some random pirate Captain out on the seas trying to make a name for himself. Why would he go on a mission to declare war, when he has subordinates for that purpose?
You never saw Sengoku out on the field when he was Fleet Admiral, did you? Do you see Akainu out on the field now that he's Fleet Admiral? No, because they have subordinates for that reason.
This is military, and political agenda. Don't expect the same kind of behavior as you would from the Pirate side of this story.
Thats fair since you put it like that, but I figured Dragon was the more gungho, get involved type, especially as we've seen him travelling out here and there and taking action in places before.
Its just foolish that he wouldn't go Mary Geoise regardless either, did he really expect that Sabo and others could return safely from there, without him too especially? I guess he was right to then as we know now ofc and the WG is becoming grossly more incompetent anyway too.
We've not even seen any great strategy from Dragon, he's barely done anything to warrant his title and fame so far. His subordinates are the one that are doing his cause much greater favour than he is and I guess he just sits back and tell them do all the work for him and risk themselves? Convinces/charms them to be martyrs for his cause?
That doesn't make him all that better than the Marines/WG too and kind of a scummy hypocrite too. Sure it may be more logical/pragmatic of him and as you said, akin to real life politics and military structuring but I still think its personally stupid and I stand by that regardless.
Why was Dragon in Logue Town before, why he did go to Goa before and wherever else, if he can just send others and never have to venture out himself?
Seems like he values his own life too much in this case especially? Willing to risk Sabo and some of his commanders lives but not his own with the WG/Mary Geoise?
It might be pragmatic but it still makes him scummy and cowardly too.