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I don't want to spend all day cooped up indoors, in Congress! Let's have Congress outside today?
So I've been quiet for a while. I haven't been participating in Congress like I did before the budget ... issue. Sigh.
I'll wax on about how that shook my confidence in another article, whenever I get around to it. You probably just want to read about why I voted No on today's Declaration of War on Canada. I made my reasons known in Congress today in the same topic
Uncle Sam used to explain to us why he'd like us to vote Yes on the Canadian DoW, but I felt like I owed it to people to explain my reasoning now, not whenever I can actually pull myself together enough to write a Congressional update.
Still, it's comforting to know that no matter how badly I avoided Congress after the budget issue, I can never be the worst Congresscritter of the term because I didn't get banned for multis. That's always a plus.
Now, I like maple syrup as much as the next gal, but there were also very real reasons why our President decided to propose to Congress to declare war on Canada today.
One of them is the "security threat" he has talked about, but does not which the details of which to be divulged. So I won't. I will say that I didn't think conducting a war was the best way to deal with that possible impending situation. If you think your enemies are planning something, gather your allies around you and prepare to defend what's yours, is what I say.
I've read that one of the reasons to oppose this war is the cost, but I ask, "Where's the profit?" We already have the most valuable Canadian region; whatever's left not going to be terribly profitable. I'm no expert in business matters, so maybe it is true that we'd make back the cost within a few months, as a proponent of the war has said, but I really have to wonder if it's worth it or if that's even true, given Canada's low productivity.
I'd rather see us reach a diplomatic solution with a country that's parked right beside us. As some Canadians have noted, Canada has attempted to negotiate a diplomatic solution to us owning CEC, such as a NAP+rental agreement, but our President has instead opted for war.
Why? Well, one of the main reasons for the war that isn't classified is the argument that this would be a fun way to get more battles for our country. I'm of the opinion that since there are always battles going on in our sWorld, there should be plenty of alliances we could make rather than burn our relations with a country (even if there aren't many real-life Canadians there and it has plenty of its own internal problems) that sits right on our border.
Attacking a neighboring country because of a "security threat" and/or because of a lack of national battles, rather than forging strategic alliances with foreign countries around the globe that could solve one or more of those problems (both were cited as reasons for starting this war) just seems like lazy foreign relations to me.
Now, I'm no expert in foreign relations and which countries we should've approached for help with this possible "security threat," but we can't possibly be in a situation where there was no other option than to hope to strategically wipe out an entire country before such a security threat can arise. I know that's not where
Liquid HOMICIDE left our foreign relations when he exited as President.
What's more, wiping out sCanada is a temporary solution at best. The attempt at a NAP+rental agreement that was supposedly proposed sounds like a more permanent solution. I don't think we can trust the sCanadian President, and I have no great love for sCanada, but I still think we should've tried diplomacy before deciding to wipe them out.
This was supposed to be a short article. Talk about misleading advertising, eh? In conclusion, I didn't feel the reasons presented to Congress by the President were sufficient to justify this war. And that's why I voted No on the Declaration of War.
I'll now return to my regularly scheduled slacking off. Thanks for reading.
P.S. I should be able to be more active after this week, but I won't blame anyone who decides not to vote for me again next term. Sorry if I disappointed anyone with my sudden, unexpected inactivity!
Until next time, sAmerica,
~Astra
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