the sinking of ATLANTIS

Day 547, 18:37 Published in USA USA by scrabman
ATLANTIS is dead.

http://www.erepublik.com/en/forum/topic/98681/atlantis-r-i-p/1
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/a-farewell-to-arms--806479/1/all

Though the USA announced intentions to leave ATLANTIS we had not yet done so and now the issue would seem moot. Thus, this requires vigilance of all former ATLANTIS nations and those who were non-aligned.

I direct you to the Press Release of our State Department's Deputy Secretary of State (MoFA) Harrison Richardson.

http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/official-usa-declares-neutrality-806229/1/all

Where does that leave us? Well, right now I'm watching the free world tear itself apart over these battles in Germany and it makes me cautious. Yes, cautious. Though I'm being lambasted and flamed in the media for my stance of neutrality and for that caution let me explain, briefly, why I'm feeling this way.

Why would all of PEACE be stirring the pot on this conflict? Look at the articles and you will see as many PEACE members as you do German and Swedish citizens posting inflammatory comments about these attacks on Germany today. What would be gained other than the obvious attempts to drive a wedge between the members of the ATLANTIS nations?

Well, I believe that PEACE is trying to whip us all into a frenzy to spend our fights and use our weapons and resources fighting in Germany so that they can launch an offensive against the few remaining vital interests of the non-PEACE nations. Of course, I speak of Spain's high iron region among other things.

Therefore, my neutrality is now being directed to protect our long term ally Spain and what they share with us all. The USA cannot be the world police that Romania tried to be. We don't have the firepower and we don't have the depth of resources. Thus, my orders to the US military are not to aid either side in the fight between Germany and Sweden but it has nothing to do with neutrality or either nation at this point ... it has to do with making sure that someone is watching the hen house. I would encourage all other nations to keep this in mind and watch your backsides while you feverishly get drawn into what may very well be a giant trap in fighting for Germany.

Germany has many regions and so long as the nations who have MPPs with Germany remain allied, as the eUSA has, those territories can be taken back at a later time. Consider it a best of both worlds scenario given to us by the resolve of the eUSA Congress. Our position as the eUSA remains one of neutrality ... but we also remain poised to help Germany in the event of a double cross or if any of the nations currently attacking her get too greedy.

In that same line of thought I have asked President Nithraldur to withdraw from our War Games exercises tonight so that more battles and fights aren't wasted tomorrow. Assuming that all of this silliness of trying to conquer Germany ceases we will have more War Games later in the week. Germany will not fall, of that I am certain, and I will do everything I can to ensure that Spain will not fall either.