[quote name='LOLtex' date='20 February 2010 - 01:23 AM' timestamp='1266646996' post='2193174']
Pretty sure we're not going to accept any surrender terms that destroys one of the most vital aspects of our alliance, democracy.
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The same concept that gave your alliance Darth Vincent, Heroray (both top 20 nations now gone), Jstep, Yir, and other members of ONOS when Ivan Moldavi became their viceroy and led to their total collapse, thus leapfrogging TOP into the mix where they formally weren't even a blink in a sanctions eye?
TOP never engaged in wars, or if they did, they were certain it would be a curbstomping.... welcome to the jungle, stop crying that the defenders are defending too much. If you wanted a quick war, you shouldn't have stuck your noses in at all. Retribution? Vengeance? Call it what you will... I firmly believe if you can't handle the losses, don't go to Vegas thinking you are gonna win and not preparing for losses. What exactly was TOP's exit strategy coming in? win and bully the losers into giving you MORE tech? Right back at ya. And stop blaming Crymson's judgement like he ruled with an iron fist and his followers were forced to go along.... that was/is NOT how a "democracy" works if I'm not mistaken.