[quote name='Kevin McDonald' timestamp='1291339693' post='2528497']
what you mean to say is you're protected by Europa's allies.
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Well, us too.
Edit: You know, at the time I wrote this I thought it was a bit of a ridiculous claim by someone that I would respond to, but would not really require a back and forth over three pages... Then I read the rest of the thread. What it comes down to is this: Europa does not need our permission to do a damned thing. They are a sovereign alliance. I also happen to trust them implicitly. So, if they say Pesarus is worth protecting, then they are worth protecting. If they choose to put their necks out for this protectorate, then I am willing to do so as well. That is what our treaty is. Hell, that is what every treaty [i]should[/i] be. Thus, Europa is offering protection both for through their own NS and through the NS of those attached to them. If this is bothersome to you for some reason, or if it is bothersome that an alliance relies on their allies for protection of their interests, then someone needs to evaluate what an ally is or who their allies are.
[quote] My point is if you cannot protect an alliance without the help of others, which you have admitted, then you should not be protecting alliances. Or did you get FEAR, Wolfpack, Invicta et al's permission before you signed this protectorate?[/quote]
To follow up on what Clash said, and what I noted above, this is a patently ridiculous assertion. Planet Bob currently possesses 499,290,845 Total Nation Strength. Do you think that GOD's ~4.3 million NS would be able to protect themselves, let alone another alliance, from any reasonable proportion of that NS? Any reasonably sized bloc? Despite our troubles with GOD, oh so long ago, I am not trying to be a rabble rouser here. I am simply contending that single alliances cannot protect themselves or anyone else from any of the reasonable threats that could face an alliance. We all rely on our allies for such protection. To assert otherwise is to misconstrue the nature of Planet Bob in a manner which is facile at best.
Europa: Much love.
Pesarus: I look forward to getting to know you better. I think rather highly of your protectors, don't abuse their trust.