Re: [eia] limited access revisions

[Michael Gorman <mpgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>     The basic problem is that not restricting the exit path would allow 
> the country that is supposed to be withdrawing from FET to abuse the 
> rules and hunt down allies of the previous enemy.  This new rule that I 
> am proposing would allow forces in FET to exit by whichever path they 
> choose while also reducing the incentive to abuse the limited access rules.
>
> What do the rest of you think?
>
> kdh
        I think that since making peace with an enemy while an ally 
remains at war with them is grounds to allow the still belligerent ally to 
force the now non-belligerent ally break the alliance means that the rules 
expect that doing so can screw over your ally.  In that light, I think we 
don't need to restrict such impolite behavior as attacking forces in the 
lands you have made peace with.

        Another way to look at it is that while Spain is no longer at war 
with France, in the example of interest to Kyle, it is not neutral.  As 
Spain has granted access to British forces to use Spain as a base of 
operations to attack France, Spain is at best a non-belligerent and at 
worst an undeclared belligerent.  As such, France would be justified in 
striking at Spanish assets to the extent that they are supporting the 
British military.  Thus, if Spain lets the British troops shelter in her 
cities, and the British choose to retire into a city and put at risk the 
Spanish civilian population, France should be allowed to attack them with 
the forces allowed to be in Spain.
        This isn't to say that there wouldn't be political fallout from 
doing so, but France would have some justification in its actions.

        Yeah, it's annoying to the nation hosting the battles and the 
inability of Spain to do anything about it still bugs me some, but I think 
restricting attack options seems the more troublesome path in the long run.

Mike



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