((PTSnoop has a point. It's been a while since I've given any kind of general update about the world, hasn't it? After this coming election, we should be in or close to 1880, and I'll do one in 1880. Once we get there, you guys can make recommendations for what you'd like to say.
Here's a present map of the Middle East.
Also, a funny thing happened on the way to the map...))
Gentlemen,
I just received an urgent request from our friends in Algeria. They are seeking to liberate Taza, which is ancestral territory for them, from the clutches of the Toucouleur Empire. ((Taza is a single province -- Figuig. If you look at the map, it's a small piece of the northern strip of the Empire.)) To do this, they need our help. It is true that Canada claims to protect the Empire, but in all honesty, Canada is a Great Power on paper only; they have a mere 8 brigades and sixteen ships. The Empire itself has a slightly larger army, 22 brigades, but they do not have even have proper gunpowder weapons. ((They have three army techs.))
I propose that we not only honor the Algerian alliance, but that we use the opportunity to slice off a piece of the Empire for ourselves: namely, Sierra Leone, which possesses gold reserves and coffee, the latter of which all Germans desperately crave. Indeed, it might even be suitable to bring the entire Empire under our protection. ((Sphere them.)) I think a single German army, transported to Liberia, could easily defeat the Empire. If Canada even got involved, they would be no match for our forces.
((In-game terms, we'd take Sierra Leone first, give Algeria their goal, and if possible, sphere them.))
What say you, brothers of the Reichstag? Shall we remind the world that we are no power to be trifled with?
Fritz von Hohenzollern, Foreign Minister
((This vote is to be settled immediately; continue to submit new legislation or discuss existing legislation, but please do vote on the DOW and the war goals.))
Here's a present map of the Middle East.
Also, a funny thing happened on the way to the map...))
Gentlemen,
I just received an urgent request from our friends in Algeria. They are seeking to liberate Taza, which is ancestral territory for them, from the clutches of the Toucouleur Empire. ((Taza is a single province -- Figuig. If you look at the map, it's a small piece of the northern strip of the Empire.)) To do this, they need our help. It is true that Canada claims to protect the Empire, but in all honesty, Canada is a Great Power on paper only; they have a mere 8 brigades and sixteen ships. The Empire itself has a slightly larger army, 22 brigades, but they do not have even have proper gunpowder weapons. ((They have three army techs.))
I propose that we not only honor the Algerian alliance, but that we use the opportunity to slice off a piece of the Empire for ourselves: namely, Sierra Leone, which possesses gold reserves and coffee, the latter of which all Germans desperately crave. Indeed, it might even be suitable to bring the entire Empire under our protection. ((Sphere them.)) I think a single German army, transported to Liberia, could easily defeat the Empire. If Canada even got involved, they would be no match for our forces.
((In-game terms, we'd take Sierra Leone first, give Algeria their goal, and if possible, sphere them.))
What say you, brothers of the Reichstag? Shall we remind the world that we are no power to be trifled with?
Fritz von Hohenzollern, Foreign Minister
((This vote is to be settled immediately; continue to submit new legislation or discuss existing legislation, but please do vote on the DOW and the war goals.))