NationStates Jolt Archive

Civil war, unemployment, economic chaos, rampant crime, and all-pervasive violence plagued the Republic of Liberia. Law and order were as rare in that country as liberty was in the U.S.S.R. or Nazi Germany. Gangsters and militias prowled the streets, and corpses were a common sight. The country was on the verge of total anarchy, on the hinge of utter collapse. There was no hope in sight.

All of this made it ripe for RB domination.

Elated by their recent successes in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, the RB government-in-exile decided this was too good an opportunity to pass up. Not only would RB benefit- economically and militarily- but so would the Liberians, for RB planned to build hundreds of schools, hospitals, police stations, universities, orphanages, shelters, and houses; invest billions in the country; send military advisors to build an efficient police force; stabilize the country so elections could be held (Liberia would be democratic and self-governing, but still an RB territory); and construct hundreds of factories, to provide jobs for everyone (the jobs would not only pay well, but offer free healthcare and housing in return).

Of course, to bring about all that, one thing had to be done:

Liberation.

Not surprisingly, each liberation was easier than the last. Why? Because RB's military was always larger than it had been prior to the previous invasion. Hence, RB now had not only its own troops, the Nicaraguans, the Thai, and the Filipinos, but it had newly-trained Ghanans and Cote d'Ivoireans helping out, as well. And with Liberia in no condition to fight...hopefully, it would be as easy as taking candy from a baby.

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From the Atlantic Ocean and across the Cote d'Ivoire border, hordes of millions of gun-toting, screaming troops flooded into the country, followed closely by tanks, trucks, armored personnel carriers, etc. Helicopters and jets began strafing buildings, as battleships pounded away at the shores.

Helicopters and jets soared above the cities, dropping canisters of knock-out gas, rendering thousands upon thousands of people unconscious. Those who were unconscious immediately had their guns confiscated and, upon being identified, were peacefully returned to their homes. Wishing to avoid another massacre like the one in Cote d'Ivoire, the RB-coalition forces fired tranquilizer darts rather than bullets, resulting in significantly lower casualties. By the time Monrovia had been seized, less than 17,800 RB-coalition forces had died, opposed to 411 Liberians.

Helicopters and jets soared above the cities, dropping canisters of knock-out gas, rendering thousands upon thousands of people unconscious. Those who were unconscious immediately had their guns confiscated and, upon being identified, were peacefully returned to their homes. Wishing to avoid another massacre like the one in Cote d'Ivoire, the RB-coalition forces fired tranquilizer darts rather than bullets, resulting in significantly lower casualties. By the time Monrovia had been seized, less than 17,800 RB-coalition forces had died, opposed to 411 Liberians.

OOC: The casualties are a tad lopsided, don't you think? No offense intended, of course.

OOC: The casualties are a tad lopsided, don't you think? No offense intended, of course.

(OOC: The Liberian casualties would have been much, much higher, but don't forget, my men are using non-lethal weapons.)

Within a week, the entire country had been seized, with only 1,063 Liberians killed and less than 400 wounded. RB-coalition casualties were estimated to be around 25,000-30,000, with more than 900 wounded.