Could War Be on the Horizon?
Foreign Dignitaries Express Outrage Over Political Rhetoric
March 20, 2057
Washington FDC, UCAS: Ambassadors from several of the UCAS' North American neighbors are raising a ruckus in FDC over the platforms of two this election's candidates. Today, representatives from the NAN, Confederated States, and California Free State met with president pro-tem Betty Jo Pritchard to discuss the ramifications of the rhetoric being slung about in this years special presidential election. Of special concern are the Speeches and official platforms from both the Republican nominee, retired general Franklin Yeats, and his Archconservative rival, Seattle businessman Kenneth Brackhaven. The words of these two men have been, in the words of Sioux Nation ambassador David Morning-Rain, "less akin to sabre-rattling than to sabre-drawing."
Pointing to Yeats' call to return to "the glory of America, one nation under God, from sea to shining sea," as well as his insistence that immediate military build-up is the answer to the nation's unemployment and SINless problems, Morning-Rain says that a vote for Yeats would appear to be a vote for a second Ghost Dance War. The Sioux representative also pointed out that in his March 25th speech in New Haven Connecticut, Yeats explicitly said that:
"The nations of the world respect strength, and it's hard to respect the strength of a nation that is but a fraction of its former self. But we have strength! We have duty and honor. We have the greatest army, navy, air force, and marine corps in the world, and when I am president, we won't be afraid to use them. The UCAS is the inheritor of the old USA, all of the USA. Our grandfathers controlled every acre of this once great land, and it's high time that this generation stood up and claimed what is rightfully ours."
Citing this same speech, CAS ambassador Emilie Carruthers told President pro-tem Pritchard that if the UCAS wanted a war, the CAS was armed and ready to give it one. Similar sentiments were expressed by Morning-Rain, who cautioned that "many of my people want this war. We've been preparing for anglo aggression since the Sioux Nation's inception. For those of us who want peaceful and prosperous coexistance in North America, Yeats' words are very dangerous. Political rhetoric or no, a Yeats victory could well lead to war."
In a similar vein, but less explicit is the rhetoric of Seattle businessman and Archconservative candidate Karl Brackhaven, whose platform also calls for a return to the glory-days of the USA. When asked by NBS' Holly Brighton if his vision of the future included reintegrating the North American Nations into the old USA, Brackhaven had this to say:
"Compromise. That's what the history of America has taught us; When you compromise, you die. Not right away, of course, but a slow lingering death. Old America compromised its values in the end. Attempts at placating indians, so called "meta" humans, and unchecked magic users led, not at all coincidentally to the breakup of the greatest nation on Earth. While I do think that we have enemies enough at home for the moment, when I am president, the liberal compromising in foreign policy as well as domestic policy will stop. What is right is right, and we can no longer allow what is wrong to stand in the way. The other "countries" in North America had best remember that."
Polls of registered UCAS voters show that well over 40% believe that the UCAS should reclaim the territory formerly belonging to the old USA, and that 27% believe that a war of reclamation is justified. Opinion polls spike sharply downward when mention is made of a military draft to pursue such a war.
Pointing to Yeats' call to return to "the glory of America, one nation under God, from sea to shining sea," as well as his insistence that immediate military build-up is the answer to the nation's unemployment and SINless problems, Morning-Rain says that a vote for Yeats would appear to be a vote for a second Ghost Dance War. The Sioux representative also pointed out that in his March 25th speech in New Haven Connecticut, Yeats explicitly said that:
"The nations of the world respect strength, and it's hard to respect the strength of a nation that is but a fraction of its former self. But we have strength! We have duty and honor. We have the greatest army, navy, air force, and marine corps in the world, and when I am president, we won't be afraid to use them. The UCAS is the inheritor of the old USA, all of the USA. Our grandfathers controlled every acre of this once great land, and it's high time that this generation stood up and claimed what is rightfully ours."
Citing this same speech, CAS ambassador Emilie Carruthers told President pro-tem Pritchard that if the UCAS wanted a war, the CAS was armed and ready to give it one. Similar sentiments were expressed by Morning-Rain, who cautioned that "many of my people want this war. We've been preparing for anglo aggression since the Sioux Nation's inception. For those of us who want peaceful and prosperous coexistance in North America, Yeats' words are very dangerous. Political rhetoric or no, a Yeats victory could well lead to war."
In a similar vein, but less explicit is the rhetoric of Seattle businessman and Archconservative candidate Karl Brackhaven, whose platform also calls for a return to the glory-days of the USA. When asked by NBS' Holly Brighton if his vision of the future included reintegrating the North American Nations into the old USA, Brackhaven had this to say:
"Compromise. That's what the history of America has taught us; When you compromise, you die. Not right away, of course, but a slow lingering death. Old America compromised its values in the end. Attempts at placating indians, so called "meta" humans, and unchecked magic users led, not at all coincidentally to the breakup of the greatest nation on Earth. While I do think that we have enemies enough at home for the moment, when I am president, the liberal compromising in foreign policy as well as domestic policy will stop. What is right is right, and we can no longer allow what is wrong to stand in the way. The other "countries" in North America had best remember that."
Polls of registered UCAS voters show that well over 40% believe that the UCAS should reclaim the territory formerly belonging to the old USA, and that 27% believe that a war of reclamation is justified. Opinion polls spike sharply downward when mention is made of a military draft to pursue such a war.
