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I come to you today to discuss a few important events that have happened recently, and to hopefully present for you a more accurate picture of exactly what's been going on than some of you have undoubtedly received. I would be more than happy to discuss the contents of this article with anyone, either by private message or in the comments section, but please hear me out with an open mind.
As most of you know, the USA recently left the VETO alliance in favor of becoming a more neutral nation and pursuing goals that more closely lie with our interests. However, as has been iterated by my government multiple times, this does not mean that we intend to leave our friends high and dry; we continue to stick by countries like France and Sweden, that have shown us great friendship stemming from beyond the bounds and strictures of any formal alliance. Simply put: our friends are our friends, regardless of our status in the international community.
We used to regard Canada as a friend, too. We aided you in battles, we met with your leaders and strategized, we even coordinated damage with you and the rest of VETO. We had a good thing going, until
libertines came along, at least.
In the days leading up to the dramatic collapse of relations between our two countries, the USA received word from the UK that they might consider releasing control of Canada East Coast (Canada's high grain region, occupied for a long time by the UK) to the USA. We have been great friends with the UK for quite some time, and had been trying to get them to agree to something like this for a long while, so we were understandably pretty ecstatic when we heard the news. Unfortunately, the UK, being our friend, only agreed to release CEC to us; they would not agree to return the region to Canada. We eagerly accepted their offer, for obvious reasons, and I was dispatched to talk to Libertine about the plan, and to offer to pay a rental fee, as is only just. Our two countries were friendly with each other, after all; it was only fair that we do what we could to help Canada out. However, when I approached Libertine to make a rental offer, I got a surprisingly irrational reaction. You can view a log of my initial conversation with Libertine here .
I realize that 10 gold is an unacceptably low price, but that is why I started out with it; I had hoped that we might negotiate a compromise, probably ending up somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 gold per month. I'll save the economic arguments on what the region is worth, in terms of number of companies and potential tax revenue, for better heads than my own, but this figure was agreed by the Secretary-General of VETO to be a very fair price. Perhaps I should not have been so hasty in stating that we would take the region regardless of whether or not Canada agreed to accept a rental fee, but our deal to take CEC was with the UK, not Canada; Canada did not own the region, had no means of standing up to the UK's forces and gaining control of the region, and could not hold on to the region even if it did somehow manage to take control. Our deal to take CEC was with the UK, our deal with Canada was to be to rent it. Therefore, it was reasoned, CEC might as well be placed in the USA's hands, where it would be better off than if it were to remain under UK rule. Anyway, after my conversation with Libertine ended, he brought the issue up in the alliance HQ channel; there, it very quickly became apparent that he was not acting rationally; in fact, at times, he was deliberately insulting. Before I continue, please read over the log of the discussion in the alliance HQ .
Allow me to pull out a few choice bits to illustrate my point that Libertine is personally and almost exclusively responsible for the collapse of relations between the USA and Canada:
[16:15] Libertine Bottom line is clearly the US has more loyalty to the UK and Sweden than with VETO
Throughout the entire discussion, you can see Libertine's constant attempts to malign us; this is merely the first example of such behavior. You are welcome to peruse the log and discover the rest.
[16:20] Libertine You don't remember the coversation where you told me if we took CEC over that you would crush us like a junebug>?
What Liquid Oxygen really said was: "I would crush you like a junebug if you were PTOd by Polish." This is a blatant lie on Libertine's part and, honestly, a pathetic attempt to manipulate the other alliance members into thinking of the USA as a bunch of power-crazed and bloodthirstily villains.
The real kicker, however, occurred near the beginning of the discussion, with a revelation from Liquid Oxygen:
[15:54] Liquid_Oxygen http://mibpaste.com/vHiGRc
[15:54] Liquid_Oxygen *plop*
[15:54] Liquid_Oxygen Care to explain that, then?
[15:54] Liquid_Oxygen What we were working on was all above board, and the SGs knew it.…
[15:57] Liquid_Oxygen Point being, the Dutch are currently at war with France, who we view as an ally. We also sent a feeler offering rental. I agree the original offer was lowballed, but selling people out to ALPHA in the middle of a war? C'mon man.
This quote, I think, quite succinctly demonstrates the depth of Libertine's two-faced hypocrisy. He tries to stir up drama about the US' exploration of relations with new countries (which was done with the knowledge and approval of both VETO Secretaries-General), meanwhile he is carrying out secret meetings behind his allies' backs with the very people that are fighting tooth-and-nail against France, Canada's friend and a member of VETO.
This log continues on for twelve pages, and there are many many more examples of Libertine's treachery and deliberately insulting behavior. I would highly suggest that anyone who has formed a negative opinion of the USA over the past couple weeks take a few minutes and read over these logs. I believe the logs make it obvious that Libertine has deliberately steered public opinion into a negative attitude towards the USA; he has consistently been proven to be not only manipulative, but also scheming and treacherous. He ignored a logical offer of a rental agreement for Canada East Coast, and instead hurled insults back at us. He plotted with his nation's and alliance's enemies, betraying Canada's friends in the process.
To those who have recently formed a negative opinion of the USA, I ask you this: how did this opinion form? Did it arise from a conversation with Libertine? From one of his close associates? Is it beyond the realm of possibility that he has manipulated you into holding such an opinion?
If this is allowed to continue, I cannot help but conclude that Libertine's end-game is war between the USA and Canada. Let's try and avoid this, shall we?
As US Chief of Staff and Speaker of the House, (along with the Vice President) second in authority only to the President of the United States of America, I do affirm that we once were friends, and could possibly be again. We are still willing to discuss a potential rental agreement, although I will refuse to treat with Libertine. As I stated before, I would be eager to discuss the issues laid out in this article either via private message, or in the comments section. I am confident that, with a little effort and a few less obstacles, we can overcome our setbacks and work to restore our relations to bro-tier status
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have questions, or would like to discuss the contents of this article!
-Lord of the Blings (AKA: Kazeal)
US Chief of Staff
Speaker of the House
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