Re: [eia] open letter to the Sultan of Turkey

["Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxx>]

    Oops, I'm Carlos IV, not Carlos III.  :-)

Sorry,

kdh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxx>
To: <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 10:05 PM
Subject: [eia] open letter to the Sultan of Turkey


>    An open letter delivered to all of the monarchs of Europe and Asia 
> Minor:
>
>    To the Sultan of Turkey,
>
>    Your economic manipulation is causing Turkey to gain undue political 
> influence at the expense of all other European nations.  If Turkey remains 
> on its current course, it will obtain hegemony over all of Europe by the 
> end of 1812!*  We Spaniards refuse to sit idly by while the Infidels 
> dominate all of Christendom!  Obviously, it is not in Spain's interest to 
> declare war on Turkey, as Turkey is Spain's only ally, but if Turkey 
> continues manipulating its economy, Spain will have no choice but to 
> declare war on Turkey in an attempt to prevent it from achieving 
> undisputed leadership of Europe.
>    However, we are a peaceful people by nature.  Accordingly, we offer the 
> Turks the following opportunity to avoid war.  If Turkey immediately 
> suspends all manipulation of its economy, Spain will not need to declare 
> war.  However, if Turkey continues manipulating its economy, the nations 
> of Europe will have no choice but to take action against it.  In 
> particular, Spain will declare war against Turkey, and we encourage all 
> other European nations to do the same if Turkey does not relent.  Fair 
> warning has been given.  If Turkey does not immediately halt all economic 
> manipulation, we will be forced declare war (even though it is otherwise 
> not in Spain's interest to do so).
>    We fervently hope that Turkey will heed this warning and peace will be 
> maintained.  But if Turkey does not, we call to all the monarchs of Europe 
> to fight to prevent Turkish hegemony.
>
> In deadly earnestness,
>
> Carlos III, King of Spain
>
> * If Turkey continues gaining 10 VPs every economic phase, as it has been 
> doing, it will be able to declare sole victory in Dec. 1812.
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