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The Valar mishandled this entire situation, showing they were capable of making mistakes. Melkor himself embodies the potential fallibility of the Valar. Thus, it is possible that they made the wrong decision in bringing the Elves to Valinor.
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Definitely that the Valar had made mistakes, they are not perfect. I personally believe that leaving the elves in ME would have been better. I usually go with Ulmo in these things.
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Perhaps this thought should be another thread entirely, but I find it unconscionable that the Valar did not toss Melkor into the Timeless Void when they had their hands on him this first time. He had already done enough to show he was beyond redemption.
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I think that if the Valar had done that, they would have taken the element of Redemption away from Melkor. That is what made Manwë, royal and the most noble of the Ainur, the fact that he gave Melkor a chance even thought Melkor didn't deserve it.
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Chaining of Melko you would see that Manwë himself was willing to bow to Melko in hopes of having him return to Valinor and avoid "unpleasantries"; of course Tulkas interfered and it never happened.
But I believe that it gives us something of his character that is lacking in the Sil, although it's only Bolt.