The War After The War
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by NeilP99
I’m not going to argue about whether or not the war in France is a good idea. With the votes making it a mathematical fact that one will happen I really don’t see a point in that. My question is one that should be asked before any nation, in real life or eRepublik, wages a war. My question is what will happen after the war? What are the plans for the area we hope to take over? How will we ensure that any land conquered in France doesn’t become a drain on the American treasury, the American army, and the American citizens? If we can’t figure out the answers to these questions now then we will suffer immensely in the long term.
If the war that Spain is waging against France is any indication, the US should have no problems taking over whatever regions of France we agree to with our allies. The war will be the easy part in this case. Once we take that region over we face the true test. The first test will be one that may or may not happen. If PEACE collapses under the weight of a French defeat coupled with the resistance wars that it currently is fighting, and the expected wars against other PEACE countries then there will be no one to come to the rescue of a conquered France. Many experts are saying that this is likely, and from what I’ve seen and read, I have to agree. If, however, PEACE doesn’t collapse, then they will no doubt work to get France back, and there will be future wars for the US to fight in Europe.
I will continue this article under the assumption that PEACE will collapse. In this more likely situation the US will have to consider what it is going to do with the conquered French territory. Obviously the French people will not like being under the rule of another nation, especially the US. Because of this the US will be faced with two options. The first is to flood the area with American citizens so that any resistance will be drowned out by actual Americans. This is a hostile takeover where the French are stripped of most of their rights, their businesses are punished or outright eliminated, and they are kept under a tight rule by American leaders. No doubt some of you are repulsed by this idea. That is because it is completely un-American. It is the opposite of everything that America is supposed to stand for. It also will breed a hatred of the US among the French which will be hard to control. This may result in increased resistance wars against the US which will be very costly in both gold and lives.
The second option will be much cheaper in the long run, and I believe, more effective. Rather than abuse the French, we welcome them with open arms. We help them integrate into the rest of America and work to make them feel that they are better off than they were under their old government. Then, over time, we negotiate their independence under conditions that we find more acceptable. We bring them into ATLANTIS and work to make them a strong ally. If done right, this plan will strengthen US-French relations, give us another strong ally in Europe, and stimulate our economy by opening a new region to our businesses while we do hold the area. Most importantly, if we can get the French to feel that our rule over them will not be permanent and that they will get their country back then we can avoid costly resistance wars that will prevent the US from engaging in other wars, should the need arise.
Ultimately I believe the choice should be clear. But even if the President and Congress, along with our military leaders, decide the option that I would advise against, there needs to be a plan in place for after the war. If there isn’t then this could easily be one of the biggest blunders in eUSA history.
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Welcome the French??? You are kidding right?
Well the way I see it we either act like dictators or act like friends, and I'm not exactly a fan of being a dictator.
nothing says respect me like a head on a pike
the indos can take them...
Best to treat them well and avoid any type resistance war.
If/when we win this war, then I agree that we should tolerate the French, in the very least. Oppression of them will get us no where. For those of you who think otherwise, take a lesson from history and examine what happened with the Germans after WWI. We will be back at war in no time with oppression and tyranny.
I agree we should respect them and give them as much freedom as possible.
If people agree with my points then please vote this article up, I think it's important that if the people agree with it, the leaders see it.
I agree. Hopefully we can integrate the French into our society peacefully. As a congressman I'd like to see this entire process go as smoothly as possible.
I agree that the US should treat whatever parts of France we get well, it will be easiest for everyone involved to do so.
Are you role playing? You must be. The French aren't going to "integrate" with us. How would we go about opressing them even if we wanted to? They only have to pay like 5 gold to get their business "integrated" with our market, right? The only thing I can see we could possibly do to make it easier is give French businesses the 5 gold they need to sell on an "American" market. They benefit by being an American territory. If they wish to resist (which they almost certainly will), there is little we can do to stop them. Indeed, why would we even want to? If the resistance becomes too costly (unlikely) at the worst we just have to surrender France back to them. In the mean time our economy gets a boost, people become more active, more people join the Army, increased weapon, ticket, gift, diamond, home, food sales. A great deal of the money that the treasury spends will go back into the economy where workers will get paid to build houses, make guns, gifts, food, etc. This is not real life. Nobody is going to die. If they die, it is because they chose to do so. I just don't see how we are going to oppress the poor french. I rather think this is the beginning of a lot of fun for both sides.
I would think that people in the occupied territory will have the same rights as the rest of the US.
Additionally, as a US Senator I would be for the government granting French business owners the 5 gold necessary to purchase a US export license. That is, if we can even manage to conquer any French territories at all. That matter is still completely undecided. I do not imagine they will surrender it easily. This is something to be decided once the conquering is done with.
@Killing Time: The Spanish are ripping right through France, why wouldn't we? I'm just saying that if we act like they belong to us and treat them badly then they're just going to want to start a resistance war more. If we treat them like friends and make plans on how to give them their freedom back then they won't feel the need to start resistance wars.
Why wouldn't we what? Did you read what I wrote? We hardly have any way to MIStreat them. Give them the 5 gold to sell on our market, take it right out of the treasury. I will PERSONALLY give french business owners 5 gold to integrate if they cannot afford it, but somehow I think this is a measure which would float well with the congress if it were even brought to a vote first.
What group of individuals specifically do you imagine are going to be hateful and spiteful towards these frenchmen I wonder. I rather think it will be the other way around from the way they are talking now. If this somehow does go easily and we end up with French territory, I fully expect them to rebel on a regular basis. Wouldn't we?
You might want them to be integrated, it might appear they have integrated, but they wont be.
They will take any change they get for freedom, like any other conquered nation. Sure you can welcome them in your arms as brothers, but they will not 100% accept.
The question of what will happen after the war, is an important one. I hope our newly elected President will answer it.
And I hope he thought about the consequences before having us rush into a world war...
Amen
Yes, so do I, but I doubt it. No offense to Benn, but the American people want WAR, he promised war, he won. I agree with you completely Neil.
There are like 5 active French people in the regions we are going to take. They will be drowned out easy and pose no real threat to the U.S. in any way.
Yeah but even if they don't do much Resistance wars are annoying anyway.
Yall are so silly. You're getting real life mixed up with eRepublik.
Killing Time, the fun of eRepublik is that you pretend that it isn't a game. Role-playing plays a heavy part in it.
And I ask you, would you be happy if a country took over the U.S.? Once we take France, then another country can swoop in, say that they are attacking us because we attacked France.
And Desertfalcon, it is a matter of principle.