NationStates Jolt Archive

PM Troummant invited HM Felipe VI into the Presidential Hall, where PM Ouyahia met with them. They walked down into the chambers and sat at a simple rosewood table with their respective flags behind them.

Getting straight to business, Troummant looked to both of the men and said plainly, "We must restore Algeria to its rightful authority. The people of Algeria are stripped of their rights and it is our duty to maintain the rights of those people. General Moussarn must be stopped."

PM Ouyahia stood up and concurred: "I personally suspected General Moussarn of treachery, which is why we fled for Spain to gain autonomy from his siege. We have received reports of thousands of men beinng stolen from the streets to serve in the army and the houses falling under curfew after the last call from the minarets. He is a psychotic extremist who has gained power in Algeria, and this may lead to a terrorist state there. He is a grave threat to the stability in Algeria, in the Arab League, in Africa, and in the world. He must be stopped."

Troummant nodded. "What do you say, HM Felipe?"

PM Jacob Andersen had arrived with the invitation from Spain. He was there for moral and diplomatic support, thus not speaking much, but listening attentively. The nations convened had already been informed that operations had begun to rescue the Danish nationals present in Algeria, until such time that order was restored.

Felipe turned to Troummant, "I understand that Morocco is a touchy subject, but when operations commence in the country there's absolutely no doubt that Algerian units will try to reinforce Moroccon elements. That said, if Spain should be able to introduce air superiority in the north, which it most likely will, then the Algerian forces will be cut off and destroyed, severely weakening Moussarn's capabilities of defending himself. That said, it shouldn't be too hard. We were able to gain the pledge of Moroccan general Mohammed Ahmad, in which he specifically said that up to a tenth of the Moroccan standing force would surrender in the north when war came about. An offensive out of the Canary Islands will split the Moroccan Army in half - the Western Sahara and Morocco proper. There's no doubt that massive surrenders will take place, especially due to the panic that will ensue. In other words, Moussard's attempt to intervene in Morocco will be his deathbed. Danish forces have already proclaimed their intentions of operating out of Morocco to secure vital footholds in Algeria and potentially aid any attempts to dipose Moussard from his shaky throne."

[ooc: Algeria is east of Morocco, not north...]

Troummant nodded. "Well, France has prepared a covert strike against Moussarn himself, to take him out and avoid the whole conflict itself. If the Algerian PM grants this, we might be able to avoid having to fight the Algerians in Morocco or whatever the kind of mess will ensue. Seeing as the PM is still here, he might say something."

Ouyahia looked at Troummant and then to Andersen. "I don't know whose plan would work better. Perhaps if Moussarn were taken out, the country might revert to peace, but suppose another, more dangerous character followed behind him. We must not kill the General; that would be too risky for our people. It seems that we would do best to send troops to occupy the land, but that would be too costly. Our forces have already lost about 1000 men, and we are still losing lives as the battle rages on. We must be cautious about this..."

[OOC: That was in reference to northern Morocco, not Algeria proper.]

Felipe spoke to Ouyahia, "No, I must agree with Troummant. His assassination will not only enfuriate his supporters, but it will generate confusion. However, any assassination must be followed by direct military action, including operations undergone by your own loyal supporters. Unfortunately, this might even make French elements necessary - especially regarding the destruction of Moussarn's most tenacious fighting units."

[ooc: ok...]

Ouyahia sighed. "It has been only a short while since the nuclear attack on Algeria...we still don't know why it was there, although it is almost certain that General Moussarn was involved - either by tacit support or deliberate mass murder. I personally do not wish to see his death until the courts have rectified his injustice and issue to him the rightful punishment." He paused. "If this operation is to be pursued, then we must capture General Moussarn alive, if possible. I will notify General an Nasiri about this, to put pressure on Moussarn's forces - although we will need the Danish assistance in order to effectively put enough pressure on their forces to turn the tide.

Phillip nodded, "Of course. This will have to be more of a matter left to our generals, not us, however. I think we should begin to talk about the future of Algeria and North Africa in terms of politics, not military operations."

Ouyahia smiled, seeing that Moussarn's fate had been settled.

"Well, we need to open Algeria to elections once more, seeing that President Bouteflika had regretably died in Algiers in the nuclear strike. However, I am not certain if we can totally ensure that this election will be fair or reasonable, with the recent actions by Moussarn. We would seek UN peacekeepers in the region, to maintain free and fair elections for all Algerians."

Feeling that it was his turn to speak and also a good time to do so, Jacob Andersen took the oppurtunity to come in with a few suggestions to Ouyahia and the others. "Denmark is very willing to support any action that may further long-term peace in Algeria. I feel that it is important that we realize that there is no short-term peace possibility as it stands. This will take a few years to resolve, even if the rogue general is disposed of or captured within a few months. The nuclear strike is also rather unique, as is the sudden military junta. I am unsure about the possibility of the Algerian industry, economy and people to return to a normal life, without considerable aid in the next two years, followed by near unconditional trade."

"With that said, special forces and peacekeeping soldiers are already prepared, although we feel that it will be necessary to work together with our scandinavian neighbours, who I am sure would provide peacekeeping forces, should there be a UN resolution. Denmark simply cannot provide enough peacekeepers for a country the size of Algeria, even if the situation is very peaceful."

Phillip nodded in vehement agreement, "You are absolutely correct, and unfortunately, most of Spain's manpower - that can be sent overseas - will be tied down in Morocco, even post-occupation, until any expected insurgency can be put down and decapitated. Meaning, Spain will have little manpower to send to Algeria, except on the border regions with Morocco. Nevertheless, I will speak to the Portuguese president and attempt to secure some brigades for peacekeeping duties in the country. The true question should be whether we want to make this a UN peacekeeping mission or a NATO peacekeeping mission. The latter has always had more effeciency, but the former can possibly put more men on the ground." That didn't note that UN soldiers couldn't fire either; meaning the day their was an insurgency, UN soldiers would be slaughtered [OOC: insurgency, as Moussard loyalists trying to reinstate his successor in power - whoever that successor may be].

[ooc: seeing as this civil unrest is recent news, I doubt that Moussarn would be looking for someone to replace himself as commander...]

Ouyahia pondered on Spain's proposal and then said, "Well, peacekeepers of any sort: UN , NATO, as long as there is evident multilateralism in the works. We consent to these plans."

[OOC: Perhaps, perhaps not; but it's not that difficult to choose a new commander on the spot - should Moussard die.]

Phillip smiled and extended his hand; first towards the Algerian, and then at the French Prime Minister, "It seems as if we have resolved one problem. Anything else before this meeting is adjourned?"

Troummant looked around and pondered if he should broach the topic.

"Italy and Tunisia?"

PM Jacob Andersen spoke out about the Italy and Tunisia conflict. "If Italy ever lays claim to Tunisia, we will not support such a claim. As it is, it would be counter-productive to actively attack Italy with anything but condemnations, but should a UN approach gather enough momentum to make Italy change their ways, then we are willing to consider gathering behind such an approach."

"It is up to the rest of the world to condemn Italy and take action against this in the UN. Should that happen, then I believe we should support the majority of the UN and, at the very worst, expell Italy from the EU should they continue to espouse an ideal of indiscriminate invasion."

"To this end, while we support Spain, I think it's important to note that Denmark will not support much further advancement by Spain. The aid given by Spain counter-acts this particular instance, as does the Ultimatum offered, but there is still very little support for this war back home amongst the Danish populace."

Troummant then said, "France cannot bear to have a militaristic or an unstable neighbor on our borders. We cannot afford the war with Italy as much as we cannot afford their attacks and incursions againt Tunisia. The last UN resolution was down, so as it stands, the EU remains the only body willing to do something about it, except that the EU won't recklessly damage its internal affairs. Perhaps we could send word up the NATO command, although we are not certain how that will fare. As France sees it, Italy must have UN pressure, to deter their attacks on Tunisia, or else the EU may be required to take drastic measures...measures that France will not like to enact, but will enact to insure international security and order. Granted, they have not made any serious actions recently, so we may not even need to think about those horrible things."

Phillip listened attentively and then tried to include his own input, "I understand all of your concerns. Frankly, Spain is under obligation to stay out of Italian affairs. We've seen the maps Italy has concocted about its futures, idly leaving Spain out of it, except for Morocco, and Algeria, which was stated as a no-go by Spain. Ironically, their survival depends on how friendly Spain is with them, and how much Spain cares about them. Without Spain Italy is dead in the water, yet their own overambitions are carving into paths of influence that we foresaw. And, that said, of course time given Spain will become less willing to help an ally that works against it, while Spain works for it, but for now our own honor keeps us under obligation."

He changed the topic to Morocco, "As for Morocco; that is as far as Spain goes. I believe I have a legitimate cassus belli, and it seems that Morocco is not willing to leave the Western Sahara. By 2025 Spain is sure to have left Morocco, anyways, so I don't see that as an overly large issue."

Finally he went back to the Italian question, "There's one thing we can do right now, that Spain won't support, but Spain is alone in. Kicking Italy out of NATO."

[ooc: Forget I said anything about nothing in Tunisia]

Just then, a telecom unit came on and Troummant turned on the speakers. "Qu'est-ce qui passe?"

"Premier Ministre, la gouvernement italienne a fait la remise de la Tunisie...Il n'y a pas d'autre choix."

"Ca ne peut pas faire!" Troummant yelled, as King Felipe and PM Andersen looked wildly on.

"Je ne cree pas les informations...je les rends seulement..."

With that, the conversation ended. Troummant shook his head, knowing that the others knew what was going on as well.

"I regret to say that the most abominable thing has happened."

Phillip understood French; being royalty opened him up to many languages, including French, Russian, Latin, Italian, amongst others. He looked glumly on and said nothing, fearing for the worst. He then looked at Troummant and said, "What will you do?"

Trommant stood up and paced. PM Ouyahia felt a tug at his shoulder and looked back at one of his assistants. Apparently, something called for his attention.

"Excuse me, gentlemen. Something clearly demands my attention and I must leave. Before I do part, I must suggest the hardest pressure on Italy for their atrocious attacks and their seizure of the people. We must not let this become an example to othere nations in the world that Italy should get any exception to their hostility. I am almost ashamed to hear such a gentleman's club daring not to do anything serious against Italy. Suppose if Italy intends to make good on their intentions to resurrect this lost Roman Empire? That certainly includes all of your countries, except for you PM Andersen - regardless if Italy goes to perform this, you must do things harder than intended.

"If you fear harsh repurcussions on Italy for making hasty actions yourselves, then I suggest you do as Spain suggested then: make them alone in the world. NATO, EU, ECC, WTO, maybe even the UN! Do something or you might Italians in Algeria as well! But again, I must leave. I wish you well in your discourses. I shall not be far, seeing as Algeria is still no friendly place for my feet to rest."

With that, Ouyahia left, with a relieved assistant. The three leaders then stood there with something on their hands.

Phillip thought it high time to leave as well, but he gave one final promise, "Should Italy step on Algerian soil their carrier program will be buried under the debris left from a Spanish naval offensive." That said, he gave time for any of them to say something of utter important, and after that he would leave and head for home, where he would have to wrap up Spanish intentions and then make them public. He would also have to speak with the Italian prime minister; especially on their conduct. It would be a tongue lashing, and hopefully the Italians would bend.

Troummant looked out as Felipe left, and said one last thing with his departure.

"Perhaps it is necessary to make our consultations at home, where we can make better, informed decisions on what we ought to do at this time. At a latter, I will send an invitation once more, to see if anything more needs resolution."

And there, Felipe nodded and left altogether, certainly off to take care of the affairs of his kingdom. He looked to the Danish PM and said, "I am grateful that you have come to assist in these matters. In these times, we tread softly but firmly, or else lose our footing in the world. Italy needs to be addressed, and quickly."