I've heard now from 2 people in WGC saying that there is nothing on the WGC boards authorizing me to be attacked. Yet, still, 9 countries declared on by Iain...
As to what Brutus said, that makes sense to me. Namely, the "cause" for the war is that I "voice my opinion" as Brutus said.
As to running Iain and Jo down, I must note that Iain did attack me, and Jo is the WGC foreign minister. When I was in WGC, WGC NEVER attacked anyone without first trying diplomacy.
In this case, I was attacked with no warning or diplomacy. I took no agressive action first.
As to why I made my "ultimatum," it is hardly an ultimatum. If WGC wants to eliminate me from WG, they will. I have no means to stop them. I'm not sure of a single player or federation on WG that does.
I consider many WGC members friends, and don't think most of WGC agrees with the idea of attacking me. Maybe they don't like me, but I don't think most of they would support going as far as attacking me.
Therefore, my assumption is that attack is Iain and Jo and a couple other player's idea. I'd rather my countries go to new WGC members than to the people who want me destroyed.
I'm hoping that Iain and Jo just want me gone, and that they would allow the rest of the membership to vote on my offer of peace. Namely, on having my countries split up amoung younger members.
Of course, I'd rather keep my countries. However, if WGC is determined to destroy me that is hopeless.
I could fight, but if I were to fight Iain's country that attacked me, I'd be fighting his fed air defense. I looked at the countries in that fed. They are my friends. I don't want to attack them.
It is lose-lose for me. If I fight, I fight against my friends who were my allies for over a year. People who I think do not agree with the war. And, in the end, I still lose my countries. If I don't fight, I lose my empire. Most negotiation, I think is impossible.
So, I'm offering the most I think I could possibly get out of the war. Namely, that my countries that I worked on building be allowed to stay alive. Yes, with new management; but atleast they remain alive.
I know posts like this one are why Brutus calls me "Crybaby Chrys." The good news for him is that he can now re-join WGC, as I'm no longer there. Since I was the biggest reason he left, he can now return. As I said in earlier posts, I'm sorry for annoying you Brutus. I appreciate your choice not to attack me. As I said earlier, when you left, I offered Dale my resignation, and I am sorry for annoying you.
Your order of events, though, Brutus is a little backwards. Iain first attacked me, and then I posted this thread.
Scarlet, as to the logic being spineless. I agree. I don't have the spine to attack player I've been allied to for over a year. As you folks all know, I fought a war to defend Kaymen's right to speak freely earlier this month. I don't have the spine to attack him later in the month just because Iain decided to attack me. However, Kaymen's air defense also protects Iain, so I can't attack one without the other. Nor do I have the spine to attack Man of Peace who appointed me his deputy minister of internal affirs. Nor to attack BEO who recruited me to WGC. Nor to attack Keith. Nor to attack Jameson, nor to attack Jaffle, nor the other members who didn't attack me and are just in it for the ride because.
Where do I have a right to attack innocent people, who didn't vote for a war, didn't agree to one, and don't want one?
You see, that is the possition Iain and Jo have put me in. Iain declares, but he declares not just for himself, but for the whole fed. If I attack him, the shared air defense attacks several other players.
Yes, my hope is for WGC to just leave me along and let me keep my countries. However, if they decide to eliminate me; that will be the end result, just as WGC has had the outcome it wants in every war it is in.