Allanea
01-07-2008, 08:55
Minas-Faerie, Allanea, July 1st, 10:45
Maverick Monningham stared in absolute disbelief at the President of the United States. "What do you mean? Have you not listened to any of my explanations? The world hates the Ryous now! There is no sense in supporting them! You will only harm our own international standing, Mr. President."
Kazansky chuckled. "The world? What world?"
"What do you mean by 'what world', sir?"
"A dozen nations have blocked off trade with the Ryou – out of the 80,000 or so nations on the planet. That's ridiculous. It's not possible to organize a world-wide boycott, and anything of the kind that they have suggested is utterly… I don't even have a word for this, Maverick. Insane? Oh yes, that's the word."
Maverick paled as he realize what the President was going to say next.
"Rather, these people have created a void for us. The Kiravians will not sell products and luxury goods to the Ryous? Then we will. Where the Kiravians will deprive their own people of Ryou clients, we will open a new market to the Allaneans. Their loss is, no doubt, our gain."
At this point, the Secretary of State was rendered absolutely speechless.
"This is my order. I am the President of the United States, and the representative of the People of Allanea. Under the Constitution, I am empowered to negotiate treaties with foreign nations, and submit them to the consideration of the Senate. Note, here, Maverick – I am empowered to do so. Not you, not the Foreign Service. And this is my decision. We will prepare a statement to the world-wide community. Let it be signed by me – I will take all responsibility."
"But Sir… this is not a good idea… the world community will surely disapprove…"
"You don't know what my idea even is. And there is no world community. Besides, what is your oath of office?"
"My Oath of Office?" – Monningham stared, bewildered.
"We are all sworn to, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Note the United States, Maverick .That means Allanea. Not some nebulous "world community" – which, in this case, means a pack of two dozen nations acting like schoolyard bullies who beat down on the nerd kid. We've left this type of thinking behind when we founded this great nation of ours. Order the preparations to be made. I will make an address in two hours.
11:50, the White House IT center
Alexander Kazansky stood at the stage, wearing his military uniform – black with solemn additions of silver, gold epaulettes marked with two large stars each. At his hips were the heavy gold-plated "Presidential" handguns, and on his back hung the Sword of Allanea. He wore the black Stetson associated with Allanean troops as he spoke:
"This is my message to the world community:"
"Jesus Christ, you fools! What the hell is wrong with you! You have converged upon the Black Islands as if you were vultures picking on your prey! They've done nothing particularly wrong. Observe who their accusers are. Many of those nations are associated with poisonous, nationalist ideologies, socialism, and global aggressions themselves. Some of them claim that imperialism is all bad – never mind the
liberating influence of some of the imperialist movements upon the world."
"No, imperialism is not all bad. Allanean colonies stretch world-wide – from Doomani Africa to Aperin, from Northern Haven to Arterus, from Allanean North America to New Kentucky. Who are those people, to tell us that imperialism is immoral? "
"And in the apogee of all hypocrisy, we have Faxanavia, leader of the League of Imperial Oceangoing Nations, an organization that has Imperialism venerated on its very name, accusing the Ryous of the same non-crime Faxanavia itself promotes in other venues! Ladies and gentlemen, this is not Sparta. This is madness."
"We in Allanea, however, think that this sort of approach is stupid, unproductive, and unhelpful. In fact, we would like to offer the Ryous our friendship and our assistance."
"As of now, I order donated to the Ryou 570 of our mothballed Tenacious class cruisers, to serve the Ryou well in their war. Let them invade their enemies nations, capture their leaders, and convert them into Christianity, or whatever faith the Ryou practice. The Ryou are good people. We need more people like them."
"Ladies and gentlemen, let me say it again: I hereby denounce the attempts to exclude the Ryou from the world community. I hereby offer to Premier Khan and Empress Isabella my hand of friendship. They can visit me at the Hall of the Living, at my palace, Minas Faerie, at any time of their choosing, to discuss the prospects of a free trade treaty with Allanea."
"Where other nations seek to harm the Ryous and exclude them from the world community, I wish to include them, and call on other nations to do the same."
"That is all."
"May God Bless the Ryou Black Islands,
and may God continue to Bless Allanea."
Maverick Monningham stared in absolute disbelief at the President of the United States. "What do you mean? Have you not listened to any of my explanations? The world hates the Ryous now! There is no sense in supporting them! You will only harm our own international standing, Mr. President."
Kazansky chuckled. "The world? What world?"
"What do you mean by 'what world', sir?"
"A dozen nations have blocked off trade with the Ryou – out of the 80,000 or so nations on the planet. That's ridiculous. It's not possible to organize a world-wide boycott, and anything of the kind that they have suggested is utterly… I don't even have a word for this, Maverick. Insane? Oh yes, that's the word."
Maverick paled as he realize what the President was going to say next.
"Rather, these people have created a void for us. The Kiravians will not sell products and luxury goods to the Ryous? Then we will. Where the Kiravians will deprive their own people of Ryou clients, we will open a new market to the Allaneans. Their loss is, no doubt, our gain."
At this point, the Secretary of State was rendered absolutely speechless.
"This is my order. I am the President of the United States, and the representative of the People of Allanea. Under the Constitution, I am empowered to negotiate treaties with foreign nations, and submit them to the consideration of the Senate. Note, here, Maverick – I am empowered to do so. Not you, not the Foreign Service. And this is my decision. We will prepare a statement to the world-wide community. Let it be signed by me – I will take all responsibility."
"But Sir… this is not a good idea… the world community will surely disapprove…"
"You don't know what my idea even is. And there is no world community. Besides, what is your oath of office?"
"My Oath of Office?" – Monningham stared, bewildered.
"We are all sworn to, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Note the United States, Maverick .That means Allanea. Not some nebulous "world community" – which, in this case, means a pack of two dozen nations acting like schoolyard bullies who beat down on the nerd kid. We've left this type of thinking behind when we founded this great nation of ours. Order the preparations to be made. I will make an address in two hours.
11:50, the White House IT center
Alexander Kazansky stood at the stage, wearing his military uniform – black with solemn additions of silver, gold epaulettes marked with two large stars each. At his hips were the heavy gold-plated "Presidential" handguns, and on his back hung the Sword of Allanea. He wore the black Stetson associated with Allanean troops as he spoke:
"This is my message to the world community:"
"Jesus Christ, you fools! What the hell is wrong with you! You have converged upon the Black Islands as if you were vultures picking on your prey! They've done nothing particularly wrong. Observe who their accusers are. Many of those nations are associated with poisonous, nationalist ideologies, socialism, and global aggressions themselves. Some of them claim that imperialism is all bad – never mind the
liberating influence of some of the imperialist movements upon the world."
"No, imperialism is not all bad. Allanean colonies stretch world-wide – from Doomani Africa to Aperin, from Northern Haven to Arterus, from Allanean North America to New Kentucky. Who are those people, to tell us that imperialism is immoral? "
"And in the apogee of all hypocrisy, we have Faxanavia, leader of the League of Imperial Oceangoing Nations, an organization that has Imperialism venerated on its very name, accusing the Ryous of the same non-crime Faxanavia itself promotes in other venues! Ladies and gentlemen, this is not Sparta. This is madness."
"We in Allanea, however, think that this sort of approach is stupid, unproductive, and unhelpful. In fact, we would like to offer the Ryous our friendship and our assistance."
"As of now, I order donated to the Ryou 570 of our mothballed Tenacious class cruisers, to serve the Ryou well in their war. Let them invade their enemies nations, capture their leaders, and convert them into Christianity, or whatever faith the Ryou practice. The Ryou are good people. We need more people like them."
"Ladies and gentlemen, let me say it again: I hereby denounce the attempts to exclude the Ryou from the world community. I hereby offer to Premier Khan and Empress Isabella my hand of friendship. They can visit me at the Hall of the Living, at my palace, Minas Faerie, at any time of their choosing, to discuss the prospects of a free trade treaty with Allanea."
"Where other nations seek to harm the Ryous and exclude them from the world community, I wish to include them, and call on other nations to do the same."
"That is all."
"May God Bless the Ryou Black Islands,
and may God continue to Bless Allanea."