kingzog

The line says "new offensive wars" and "etc." without defining what "etc." means. Is he declaring new offensive wars? No? Is it covered under "etc."? No idea. However, I'm going to go as far as to agree that this violates the spirit of the agreement. But does it violate the letter of the agreement? Nope. That ambiguous language will get you every time.

Succinct, to the point, my but I do like brevity. Didn't read the OP, though. If I need to feel like I'm listening to Hardin I'll just go downtown and watch homeless people shout at traffic.

Go in peace, and sin no more. And may Brown finally rid itself of the terrorists and their allies.

Sanction the ones responsible for funding the terrorists, starting with Sigrun.

It's quite the prize to fight over.

I don't think anything will have me laughing harder than the OP for quite some time. You pick the best friends.

"You be you," as the kids say/

Sigrun acted as banker for this collection of misfits, acquiring the protection of Non Grata and, therefore, all of Oculus in the process. Staking all of one's capital on a known lunatic would normally be considered a risky venture. That's why I tried and tried -- and failed and failed -- to get Sigrun to see where this would end up. But no, I was wrong and bitter and angry and had somehow gone off the rails. And now Sigrun wants to say, "Oh hey, this isn't what we were all about. Just an accident. Everything's fine. I'm in control here." I have never enjoyed an 'I told you so' moment more than I'm enjoying this one.

Oh look, the person most responsible for the mess finally shows up, but doesn't actually take responsibility for it. Sigrun, you have backed LPCN this entire time. Now you show up to ask us to mourn Methrage and pretend like none of this has happened. And you're running for the Senate to carry on....what....his legacy of insanity? Your legacy of backing rogues while pretending to be noble and detached? To hell with Methrage. To hell with him. I wish to bury his lunatic corpse and then organize a parade of everyone who wishes to take a leak on his grave. It's a very, very long list, too. I may run out of paper for invitations. Is that clear enough? Oh, and to hell with you, too. You want to re-join the community of civilized nations? Apologize for backing the lunatics, offer restitution to those whom you have harmed, and then shut up. Until that day comes -- and it won't, because you refuse to see what you've done -- may you join Methrage in oblivion.

I wouldn't mind being a Senator again.

And helloooooo President Trumka.

Hardin's firing up the short bus again. Shocking. Allow me to feed into Tywin's narrative for a moment and say that this is where those who place themselves above order end up. I warned people about this when Methhead & Co. announced that they were going to 'free' the Brown Senate.

I have bagged milk in my fridge right now. It's on-topic.

I'm your awe muffin? Well, thanks, I guess. While I have your attention, could you explain why such a vibrant and alive alliance such as GATO hasn't felt the need to update its Wiki page in more than two years? As the oldest alliance in the cyberverse, and the repository of all that is active and vital, this seems like an interesting omission. Or maybe you could skip the edit and just tell us one thing of interest that GATO has done in two years. Hmmm. You did roll over and let that nutcase Methrage into the Brown Senate. That was interesting. And then signed a treaty with the alliance that had just beaten them up for no reason, while the rest of the Cyberverse uttered a collective "WTF?" That part doesn't ring a bell?

Ummm....OK? Really have no idea what you're saying here.

You're mistaken. I used to matter. This makes me unlike GATO, which has never mattered.

I think I might remember me. And honestly, I'm the most important person in my life, so it's kinda win-win on a couple of levels.

Been a very long time since I got a "Who are you?"-type comment. Nice. I just defeated GATO without firing a shot.

Writing a cheque your butt can't cash. Again. Unfortunately most of us can't hear you. Too far above, y'know.

Ten years of rolling over and presenting themselves to anyone who wants a turn, but a couple of guys go rogue on them and hoo boy it's on now! Impressive.

Spoken like someone who's trying to get peace for himself. Have fun dying.

Ah, well. Take the lad to school, then. And go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

So a serial runner who likes to start wars. You want to protect that kind of filth?

I don't speak for my alliance, but I'm pretty sure the answer will be 'no'. As in 'absolutely not'. On a personal level, though, let me say that if you don't drop him from your AA I'm going to personally fund every nation that declares war on you. If Roal wants peace, he can make it with the individual alliances.

They're our world's version of Hall and Oates. Oh sure, everyone has heard of them, and we can admit they were popular, but nobody is really sure why.