[Discussion] War with the NPO

[Cormac]

Why did we set terms then, if the response wasn't going to have any effect on our position?

Doesn't seem right to me.

I don't think setting terms was wise, in hindsight. The NPO could never be trusted, so we could never really have any confidence the terms would be kept.

I don't think making a mistake by initially setting terms should prevent us from doing what's best for Lazarus now though. We shouldn't be hindered because declaring war after they met our terms might make us look bad to the NPO or their apologists in the South Pacific and elsewhere. At the end of the day, who cares what those people think about what we do? They are, at best, ambivalent about Lazarus' community and its security, and at worst they are our enemies. If they don't like that we declare war despite our terms ostensibly being met, why should we care? I don't care what the NPO or Glen-Rhodes or Tim think about it. Neither should anyone else. This decision should be made solely on the basis of what's best for Lazarus, not any image or PR considerations.