It’s a problem. I mean seriously, for the last two or three years, MK and friends have put a weasel in the shorts of the man. Well, not lately of course, but even then they’ve had TOP to contend with since Karma. But now, there’s only so much you can do. I mean obviously they’ll have all sorts of plans worked out for ratifying treaties with people who aren’t as connected to them as they would like them to be (see: Polaris, GATO, etc.) But if that’s MK’s grand plan in its entirety, now that they’ve taken over the world, I’ll be extremely disappointed.
I don’t think 2007 will repeat itself. There were much fewer alliances then, and GOONS were the ‘bad guys’. Pacifica sat back and the Unjust Path was rolled. The political situation was also entirely different, and MDoAPs and MADPs were less common (if you want an excellent example of a purely political MDoAP, with no real friendship behind it, look at the ODN/Sparta treaty. That’s not necessarily a criticism, political treaties have their role.)
So what else can C&G do? Embark on a massive PR mission? I don’t think so. Roll a couple of the more vocal alliances? Rather difficult when you consider the state of the treaty web these days, and I’m sure Athens doesn’t want a repeat of KoN. Re-attack TOP and friends? They need to rebuild their infrastructure and save warchests before they’ll do any such thing.
So I put it to you, Planet Bob, what should C&G do?