Our original plan was to provide financial aid for LoSS post war, and that we would be in the reserves if we were needed. This was the stance we took in LoSS's war with Tempest as well as this one, yet I didn't hear any complaning from Tempest.
We're going to arms because its been asked of us. Had we been asked earlier, we would have been involved earlier, and had it been required even later than this, we would have gotten involved later...thats how treaties work...regardless of whether the politicians of CN like it or not. Its inevitable that some may be short sighted enough to view this as bandwagoning, but a treaty obligation is a treaty obligation and this is how our treaty has been activated.
Further, as Shar says, I imagine the alliance of the two of us which is likely to take the most damage from this move is ours. Cowardice is not the word.