Ares, I honestly did not throw the first punch. I lost two countries, New Carolina and New Alabama. I do not know who holds them now, but who ever does must have thrown the first punch. Someone in your federation maybe?
Any war Decs executed by me were in response to signed war treaties. someone else had to throw the first punch. As many n00b players do, I have a small empire with its own fed and collective.
I am not frackin stupid enough to attack an empire with a military that is 10 times numerically powerful than I am.
Check with your fed members, if you have signed war treaties, one of them must have thrown the first punch. I do not have the war history of the 2 countries I lost, so I do not know who did. I just know that I NEVER attack president controlled countries and I was away from the game on business when the war started.
I was in the middle of getting my empire to lvl 6. I spend way to much time and money to even attack a 3C much less an established empire.
I too will hold fire ... not that my puny military does much good against yours.
Just for good measure, I'm going to change my password and run a scan.