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Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.09.04 14:00:00 -
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This round could have interesting results, though, Mr. Kalamari. Tibus Heth is believed to be hiding out in Black Rise. |
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Posted - 2013.09.04 15:54:00 -
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XANDER KAG wrote:Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:This round could have interesting results, though, Mr. Kalamari. Tibus Heth is believed to be hiding out in Black Rise. I'd love to get acquainted with him again. Or at least the videos of his trial.
The Federation would be well-advised to ensure that any such trial occurs in the State. The former executor's capture could be an opportunity to improve relations, or the Federation could use it to rub salt in several wounds. The former course might lead towards a cessation of hostilities. The latter ... well, the Caldari harden under pressure, and much of Caldari culture (and even design aesthetic) can be described in terms of reaction against all things Gallente.
The basic level of background resentment is intense, and the Gallente would be ill-served by increasing it. Heth-guri is guilty of multiple fairly serious crimes in State space, but the Federation "holding him to account" for his "crimes" against the Gallente would be tantamount to putting the State on trial.
That's an event the State is unlikely to forgive, ever.
Some Federals may be inclined not to care, but much of Heth's influence came in the first place from simmering anti-Gallentean sentiment. There may be an opportunity here to end the war, but not if the Federation chooses to stoke the fires of Caldari anger rather than eliminating some of their fuel.
The current limited war is largely fought by empyreans, and tests no nation's true strength. The Caldari State is widely believed to have the strongest military of any of the empires; for the Federation to try Heth-guri on its own soil would be to virtually dare the State to demonstrate its strength. |
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Posted - 2013.09.08 00:04:00 -
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Void Echo wrote:the balance tips every now and then...
... to one side or to the other, yes.
Which is maybe a sort of issue because people start getting notions of winning. |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.09.09 05:31:00 -
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Denak Kalamari wrote:Me? I'm not even participating in the Empyrean War, your threats are as empty as a corrupt politician's promises. No matter how much you shout "Caldari superiority", you won't the change the tide of the Empyrean War, it is and will forever be a pendulum swinging from one side to the other with neither side accomplishing anything.
This will likely remain true until the day the pressure valve is not enough, and the empires go to war for real.
At that point, the choices are essentially swift victory or an age of dust and ashes, perhaps even a new dark age as the outer powers take advantage of the empires' struggles and move in. The worst case in such a scenario is that Sansha's Nation emerges the eventual victor. It would be nice if that were unlikely, but a power that builds its forces by swallowing others' populations is a threat indeed.
Tell us that the Empyrean War is without victory or even lasting defeat, Mr. Kalamari. Tell us of ships destroyed, of the millions dead, of the bereaved families, of the agony of prisoners of an unending war. Tell us even of the foolish pride of each of our competing civilizations, to have brought us all to such a perilous stage. Tell us of the perilous situation of your own homeworld, deep in the war zone.
Only do not say that the war is without point. This is a thing that must be, until the empires weary of rage and rhetoric and return to the wary peace of the prior century. |
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