NationStates Jolt Archive

Due to the severe outgrowth of Traileric population,expansion by force is looking ever more promising.Public poltical discussions have taken place in the past,and now it seems that it is beyond discussion and reasoning.The Machine is churning foreward.

Jarridia will not allow you to do this. We request that you withdraw this, imperialism is wrong...no matter how you put it. If you should think of harming Jarridians, then you will pay the price. We want to deter war, not begin. We ask that you peacefully end this before something horrible begins.


-President Branam of Jarridia

With it's position growing ever tenous with the majority of forces being pulled from duty in the far flung posts of the Commonwealth of the Republic to the mainland for more important duties, the Senate has agonized for hours over news of the Traileric proposed expansion. It is well-known that with the sheild of the Republic, the Navy, currently is situated in force only in the home waters, preparing for deployments in an imminent war (not these theoretical ones, a different one), the overseas possessions of the Republic make very inviting targets to any growing Empire.

Without the Navy, these small enclaves scattered around the world, with some minor exceptions, have no ability to sustain themselves, even less so now that Regular Federal Army units are being returned to the mainland and Commonwealth units are taking their place (Conscript like forces, compared to the all volunteer Fed. Army). Discussion was heated over what the Republic could do, in the hypothetical situation that Traileric attacked Republic possessions. With the Republic ensnared in a much larger war with her homeland at stake, rather then just overseas posts, many felt the Republic should put up a bit of a fight, but retire and hand over what colonial possessions that were asked. Others felt the Republic should fight highly defensively in the event of war until victory in the full scale war, then turn it's Regular forces and Navy to decimate Traileric forces.

However there was a third theory on how to handle the situation, the Republic certainly could not adequately defend it's overseas possessions spare the current larger conflict coming to an end. And many would simply not allow a hit to the Commonwealth's prestige by handing over territories to another power, and realized the public might not support another war after the current one was over. So if the Republic could not stem the tide of expansion, perhaps it should aid or join it. With it's possessions scattered on all corners of the globe, the Republic's Commonwealth of Territories certainly offered many prime staging bases for invasions and operations in nearly any theatre, and even the meager Naval forces left in the Commonwealth still, when concentrated, represented a large and effective battlefleet.

Eventually in a deadlock, the Senate had to call an end to discussions for the day, with the debate to be taken up again tommorow. The Foreign Ministry has been called upon to send a request to Traileric to define exactly what lands it intends to conquer, and make clearer it's intentions. Pending the Traileric response, and other developements, could decide the Senate's position.

Jarridia's plea has fallen upon deaf ears.The strain is too great,there is nowhere left to place these growing tides of humanity.

In regard to The Sword And Sheild's senate,it was made known that the Empire wished for lands bordering it,that which is necissary,and nothing more..For now..

Military spending increased 11%.

Do not resort to war. If you call for aid, more often than not, you will find that the international community is more than happy to oblige.

There is not time,patience,nor willingness to attempt an international aid approach.

There is not time,patience,nor willingness to attempt an international aid approach.

Well, then, with that type of thinking, your government must be prepared to take full responsibility for all consequences of your actions.

OOC:Uhm,pretty much,yeah. =P

IC:Indeed..

Wouldn't a plan of sex education and birth control have been a better preventative measure then having to solve the problem now by invading other nation's for territory and resources.

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President Kate Juno
Federal Republic of Aequatio

A novel approach to your problem might be to reclaim land from the sea, assuming you have coastline. Granted this takes time but surely if you have a population issue you have sufficient manpower to do the work?

If it's money you lack, Durtistan can and will provide financial assistance and any material aid you might request.

Please, do not consider war as an option; there are a number of large, well equipped and well led nations who would see aggressive expansion as an excuse to unleash their armed forces on you just for the heck of it.

OOC:..And that,my friends,is the problem with the world.No one is capable of accepting a ntion being forced to go postal,and there ar eprecious few reasons to do something fun anyway..