[quote name='Louisa' timestamp='1325931643' post='2894701']
In 2007 we had three global wars[color="#0000FF"]*[/color], all starting within eight months (two of them even starting within two months). Have we had any such wonder years since?
[color="#0000FF"]*[/color]/ [size="1"]plus quite a few other pretty big ones[/size]
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This is true. But at that time CN was pretty new. Political alliances were simplistic in this time. You had basically two groups who were dead set against each other. Now you have multiple political alliances (and that dreaded MDP Chaining that some alliances have yet to figure out how to get rid of) that intersect with your other allies. The only two alliances who had this issue in that time frame was GGA and CDS. Now, no matter which treaty you activate, you will usually $%&@ over one of your allies in these wars.
(I may be reading your tone wrong, but can I assume that you are in the group of people who do not inclue UjW as a global war?)