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

["J.J. Young" <jjy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm 99.9 % certain Spain and Russia are allied, BTW.

I was meaning to make the same request of Turkey privately that you have 
done publicly.  Good show !

-JJY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxx>
To: "public list for an Empires in Arms game" <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: [eia] open letter to the Sultan of Turkey


>    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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