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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Neutrino 123: [QB] P.S. A note about the military reaction to the Gorn threat: It might be easier to think of the proper response to that in terms of a situation on Earth, rather then from a sci-fi point of view. Consider the following scenario. Year 2020: Canada discovers lots of oil and becomes a great power with a big navy. Meanwhile, the U.S. was just weakened from defending Taiwan against China. Due to tectonic evolution, there has always been a minor group of islands near U.S. and Canada that both claim. The U.S. has a much better claim, and has occupied the island for over 80 years (though there is only some scientific equipment there now).The island gives economic exclusion zone to some important sea resources. Canada, always quick to take advantage of U.S. weakness :D , decides that they must have the island, and they send a ship. The U.S. fleet is in the Pacific mostly, so only a couple destroyers and a sub can reach the island. Canada demands the islands, and the U.S. refuses. Canada is sending reinforcements. Does the U.S. attack the Canadian ship now, despite the fact that they�ve remained in international waters? Hell no! Worse provocations have occurred that have not lead to war. The recent historical Canadian-Danish dispute over some crap island is relevant here. However, the Canadian fleet arrives and eliminates the destroyers killing several hundred crew, and occupies the island. NOW what does the U.S. do? Does it just attack the Canadians with the sub, and call for some reinforcements. Probably not. This would be a Pearl-Harbor style incident, though obviously less surprising. The U.S. would fight Canada in areas other then the space around the disputed island, though the very first part of the war might be around the island (depending on the specifics, but it is possible for the analogy to hold up here). [/QB][/QUOTE]
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