[quote name='bakamitai' timestamp='1296946621' post='2621046']The more reasonable explanation is that their master plan was to wait until we joined War #1 via the treaty web, so they could hit us in defense of their allies and retain the moral high ground. An admirable plan, only things didn't turn out that way. Unfortunately for them, we saw through their rather transparent ruse, and didn't join War #1. Meanwhile, many of the allies / meatshields they were hoping to use to help take us down were getting tied up with the ongoing war, so they decided to cut their losses and start War #2 without a legitimate CB. Obviously, they had to claim that the two wars were related, to retain what little PR they could, although by now it's clear to all involved that the real reason Doomhouse hit us was simply because they don't like us.
To the extent that War #1 was designed to roll us, the "let's hit NpO to drag in NPO via the treaty web" subterfuge was very poorly executed, and failed to bring us in. Hence the need to attack us directly in unrelated War #2.
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If the plan was to attack NPO when they entered the PB-NpO war, then wouldn't that make the war with NPO a part of the that war? The time between declarations is of no difference to the fact that it is one plan to take out both the orders.
I however, don't know about any such plans. I'm happy slapping the Orders for whatever reason.