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Offence is not always the best defence |

Published in United Kingdom - Political debates and analysis - 6 - 14 May 17 11:08

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I would be lying to you if I were to say Britain was in the best state militarily. Wales belongs to France, as does South West England, and while we made small gains in Ireland these have largely fallen to a standstill. While France is, for the moment, occupied by its conflict with Spain, this will only go on so long; and the natural next target for France (and therefore GUN as a whole) is the rest of this poor Island-nation.

So what has been the governments response to this? Rather bafflingly,  to bring us into more wars. Just yesterday evening we fought a losing battle in Japan, and while I am not against helping them in principle, when we have so many problems back home, shouldnt we put our own interests first? The energy and weapons we wasted in a war we had no chance of winning, and which wouldnt have benefited us had we won, could have been spent bolstering our defences back home, and preparing to reclaim rightful British lands.

Please dont misunderstand me; I am not against intervention in foreign wars, particularly ones involving Axis members, but our own interests must come first. In that capacity, I have a few solutions that should satisfy both our needs and the needs of our allies:

    Cease foreign intervention until we have regained control of lost territory.
     A radical solution that would do a lot to harm our foreign relations, but a solution nonetheless. In my opinion should only be considered if all other       options fall through.

    Seek help from other alliances.
    Other alliances, such as B6, are already at war with France and therefore could be sympathetic to our cause. However, in return we would naturally 
    need to help their conquests too, but hopefully once we reclaim Wales we should be in a much better position to do this.

    Establish a second military force with the sole purpose of home defence.
     With this solution, we can continue to aid our allies abroad (though in a slightly smaller respect) whilst prioritising defence back home. While this  
     could cause complications in organisation, I am of the opinion that it is better than leaving Britain completely undefended.

I think that the best solution would be a combination of the second and third ideas; and this new home defence unit could even be international.

Which solution do you think would best benefit Britain? The observer values your opinion.

Rule Britannia.

Edit: I have been informed that Spain and France are in fact not properly at war, however my point about enlisting help from other alliances still stands. If anything, it makes our self-protection all the more urgent

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Comments (6)

14 May 17 11:13
Redcoat

Rule Britannia!

14 May 17 11:28
Brandon

Actually Spain is just renting French regions

14 May 17 12:12
Savalaia

@Brandon I wasn t aware of that. My point on enlisting foreign help still stands though

14 May 17 12:13
KobasicaSremska

And your small gains in Ireland are not in standstill, they will be returned as signed in the British-French NAP..

14 May 17 12:51
Zagarius

Good article, I agree with your views... hope you guys make some changes with the Congressional votes tomorrow! Good luck! s+v!

14 May 17 13:01
Savalaia

@Zagarius Thanks very much!