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Special Report :: Portugal - Turning Corners (Part 3)
Following the misguided eAmerican forays into Portugal and Mexico, a period of uneasy detente grew along the U.S./Mexican border. Portugal controlled nearly half of Mexico, including all vital oil regions, and the Portuguese remained in a state of Cold War with the United States.
This is how things stood at the beginning of President Scrabman's term, when the Portugal Study Committee was formed. The results have been nothing if not stunning.
Few held out much hope for substantive changes in the North American balance of power at the beginning of the Scrabman Administration. However, President Scrabman made it a foreign policy priority to secure American borders, and in this respect his initiatives have borne fragile but noticeable fruit.
One of the most noticeable changes in U.S./Mexico/Portugal relations can be seen in the Portuguese return of several Mexican territories, allowing for the full renewal of Mexican sovereignty while providing military training for Mexican soldiers. Oaxaca and the Southeast have already been returned to Mexican control, but all eyes are focused on the sensitive Northeast.
As has been discussed previously, the Mexican Northeast is the main route of invasion into the United States, and until very recently this region has been held by Portugal, with whom the United States remains at war. However, on April 22nd, the Mexican government - with the tacit consent of the Portuguese - initiated a Resistance War designed to return the Northeast to Mexican control. The foreign policy waves of this move are huge.
With the return of the Mexican Northeast, Portugal surrenders its last major strategic hold in Mexico, reducing the case for continuing the long-running U.S./Portugal conflict. At the same time as the Portuguese withdraw from the Northeast, President Scrabman has announced productive talks have taken place with the President of Portugal on drawing the conflict to a close.
What once seemed an intractable problem now appears on the verge of a peaceful resolution. That President Scrabman's administration achieved such a complicated diplomatic feat so early in its tenure raises questions about where Scrabman may next cast his diplomatic net. If nothing else, the conclusion of the Portuguese conflict - which now seems certain to happen shortly - will relieve burdened resources along the Mexican border.
In the next Special Report on Portugal -- The U.S., Mexico, and Baja
This is how things stood at the beginning of President Scrabman's term, when the Portugal Study Committee was formed. The results have been nothing if not stunning.
Few held out much hope for substantive changes in the North American balance of power at the beginning of the Scrabman Administration. However, President Scrabman made it a foreign policy priority to secure American borders, and in this respect his initiatives have borne fragile but noticeable fruit.
One of the most noticeable changes in U.S./Mexico/Portugal relations can be seen in the Portuguese return of several Mexican territories, allowing for the full renewal of Mexican sovereignty while providing military training for Mexican soldiers. Oaxaca and the Southeast have already been returned to Mexican control, but all eyes are focused on the sensitive Northeast.
As has been discussed previously, the Mexican Northeast is the main route of invasion into the United States, and until very recently this region has been held by Portugal, with whom the United States remains at war. However, on April 22nd, the Mexican government - with the tacit consent of the Portuguese - initiated a Resistance War designed to return the Northeast to Mexican control. The foreign policy waves of this move are huge.
With the return of the Mexican Northeast, Portugal surrenders its last major strategic hold in Mexico, reducing the case for continuing the long-running U.S./Portugal conflict. At the same time as the Portuguese withdraw from the Northeast, President Scrabman has announced productive talks have taken place with the President of Portugal on drawing the conflict to a close.
What once seemed an intractable problem now appears on the verge of a peaceful resolution. That President Scrabman's administration achieved such a complicated diplomatic feat so early in its tenure raises questions about where Scrabman may next cast his diplomatic net. If nothing else, the conclusion of the Portuguese conflict - which now seems certain to happen shortly - will relieve burdened resources along the Mexican border.
In the next Special Report on Portugal -- The U.S., Mexico, and Baja
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The retur of regions is between Mexico and Portugal, USA has nothing to do with it.
As Euphonix says..
"What once seemed an intractable problem now appears on the verge of a peaceful resolution. That President Scrabman's administration achieved such a complicated diplomatic feat so early in its tenure raises questions about where Scrabman may next cast his diplomatic net. If nothing else, the conclusion of the Portuguese conflict - which now seems certain to happen shortly - will relieve burdened resources along the Mexican border."
What the .... OMG hail the political propaganda worthy of stalin himself or hitler.
Scrabman and his administration had NOTHING to do with the return of Mexican regions, the return of those regions was agreed as soon as Portugal conquered them, Uncle Sam was still in office, so i would have to say that this is a pitfull excuse for political lies in order to give some undeserved merit to your own president.
Thank God the great americans are here to sabe eMexico from the evil ePortuguese *irony*
God Shave the Americans!
Actually i kind of have to disagree with some of this, I think this is largely between Portugal and Mexico, it was between the U.S. and Mexico when we invaded and rick-rolled them.
LOL
Nick Everdale -> you may want to consider changing the name of your paper to FOX NEWS
As explained, the return of the Mexican regions to Mexico, has nothing to do with the US.
The returning is the result of «Tequilla Sunrise», operation organized by Portugal and other PEACE members, to defend Mexico and liberate the country from US invasion.
The return of Mexican regions was planed from the beginning, and coordinated with Mexico.
There is still a region controlled by Portugal: The Southeast.
Portugal was in possession of this region back in December 2008.
The War between the US and Portugal popped up when the US invaded France in December 2008, and almost two months later, became an invasion activating Portuguese MPP's when president Justinious something attacked the Azores directly.
I am sorry, but It is kind of silly to claim that the Northeast Mexico is the easiest way to attack the USA, while the USA BORDERS Portugal. Georgia and Florida, which are US territories, border the Azores, which is a Portuguese territory. This is so, since the beginning of eRepublik.
And it would still be a perfectly peaceful border, if it was not for the US congress pressures for WAR for FUN and LULZ.
The important issue at the moment is:
Why should Portugal establish a peace treaty with the USA ?
Basically, it is cheaper to maintain a war (because MPP's are activated), than to establish new MPP's every month.
The problem is:
We need MPP's because you became a country in which we can't trust ! ! !
Even if your president and your congress are interested in peace NOW, what kind of guarantee would the Portuguese have, that you will not declare war again and invade us again in two or three months ?
The current Status Quo is better for Portugal. MPP's are activated, and more will be activated If Portugal is attacked again.
what ataulfo said was correct
we have a lot of mpp activated
and more will become active in the future,so we are only winning with this position...
and we don't know how we can trust you after what your government did
but i think that we are ready to talk
talking is the base of compreension
USA roleplaying. So they can be the good guys after going into war for the LULZ I see this newspaper as major FAIL.
The Fail Dealer
I think they are just jealous of not having a good Ally.
aham, Romania, Spain xD
They call the USA liars?!
Well I call for Operation Taco Bell part dos. Remember the eAlamo!
I did not write this article but I took it's tone to be one of being glad that people can chill out and return to normal.
No, I am not the reason the Portugese are leaving Mexico. I did have a nice discussion with Arthk, their President, in which he told me they were planning to leave and I worked to build relations with them so that we can close our war with them as soon as possible in order to trade again with those nations who are tied into Portugal's MPPs from this war.
That is all.
Nice article and well written btw. Voted.