Eredron
22-01-2005, 00:18
"Ladies and Gentlemen, as I prepare to address you tonight, I want to first express the humility and gratitude I am overwhelmed by. I am honored to stand here tonight, holding the highest office in the Republic, before the citizens of the greatest nation in the world."
Into the homes of nearly 85% of all Eredronian households was beamed the image of the Consul, his speech prerecorded due to his attendence of a summit.
"As the year 2006 begins, the world is faced with a whirlwind of change. Alliances have come and gone; nations have risen and crumbled; against the onslaught of tyranny, the foundation of liberty has faltered. Throughout the world, the light of democracy has flickered, has been vanquished. These are troubling times. Nations are engulfed in civil war; instability and chaos threatens to overwhelm entire regions. Oppression prevails and resists the vanguard of the free world.
As the year 2006 begins, the Republic is faced with a choice: a choice to let the chips fall where they may; to live and let live. Or to advance the causes we know to be morally right, to combat regimes we know to be morally repugnant.
As the year 2006 begins, I deliver to both the general populace, and the Senate, the overdue Millennium Initiative.
As laid out in greater detail, this Initiative provides us with the tools necessary to defeat our enemies and support our allies in this troubled world.
Firstly, active military personnel levels will increase to 4 million persons, serving in the Army, Navy and Air Force. Three additional carrier groups will be created; present groups will receive additional ships. Air force squadrons will receive additional reinforcements and newer aircraft.
Second, I have ordered nearly a dozen new designs to be submitted by various corporations to bring our military completely into the 21st century.
Third, rapid expansion of the Bastion III ICBM Missile Shield** to our holdings in the Pacific, as well as the Indian Ocean and the African continent; only the sure knowledge that no nation is impervious to our nuclear response will prevent a foreign power from trying to wield their arsenal against the Republic.
Fourth, construction of new military bases around the world, and expansion of current bases.
Fifth, the declaration of the African Peace Accords, a pact of non-aggression I invite all African powers to sign, to provide the African people a long overdue promise of peace on the African continent.
The free world can no longer afford to be passive in a world of conflict. The international community must band together to eradicate the blemishes of terrorism, tyranny and oppression from the face of the Earth. I give you my word: the Republic will never again stand idle, while countless millions are forced to live in the never-ending nightmare of oppression."
** OOC: To prevent confusion: this is not a shield in the sense of the US Missile Shield, in which incoming missiles would be intercepted(theoretically); it is a Shield in that it provides for an overwhelming nuclear attack capability - a shield in the sense of MAD.
Into the homes of nearly 85% of all Eredronian households was beamed the image of the Consul, his speech prerecorded due to his attendence of a summit.
"As the year 2006 begins, the world is faced with a whirlwind of change. Alliances have come and gone; nations have risen and crumbled; against the onslaught of tyranny, the foundation of liberty has faltered. Throughout the world, the light of democracy has flickered, has been vanquished. These are troubling times. Nations are engulfed in civil war; instability and chaos threatens to overwhelm entire regions. Oppression prevails and resists the vanguard of the free world.
As the year 2006 begins, the Republic is faced with a choice: a choice to let the chips fall where they may; to live and let live. Or to advance the causes we know to be morally right, to combat regimes we know to be morally repugnant.
As the year 2006 begins, I deliver to both the general populace, and the Senate, the overdue Millennium Initiative.
As laid out in greater detail, this Initiative provides us with the tools necessary to defeat our enemies and support our allies in this troubled world.
Firstly, active military personnel levels will increase to 4 million persons, serving in the Army, Navy and Air Force. Three additional carrier groups will be created; present groups will receive additional ships. Air force squadrons will receive additional reinforcements and newer aircraft.
Second, I have ordered nearly a dozen new designs to be submitted by various corporations to bring our military completely into the 21st century.
Third, rapid expansion of the Bastion III ICBM Missile Shield** to our holdings in the Pacific, as well as the Indian Ocean and the African continent; only the sure knowledge that no nation is impervious to our nuclear response will prevent a foreign power from trying to wield their arsenal against the Republic.
Fourth, construction of new military bases around the world, and expansion of current bases.
Fifth, the declaration of the African Peace Accords, a pact of non-aggression I invite all African powers to sign, to provide the African people a long overdue promise of peace on the African continent.
The free world can no longer afford to be passive in a world of conflict. The international community must band together to eradicate the blemishes of terrorism, tyranny and oppression from the face of the Earth. I give you my word: the Republic will never again stand idle, while countless millions are forced to live in the never-ending nightmare of oppression."
** OOC: To prevent confusion: this is not a shield in the sense of the US Missile Shield, in which incoming missiles would be intercepted(theoretically); it is a Shield in that it provides for an overwhelming nuclear attack capability - a shield in the sense of MAD.