From:	arcady@***.net arcady@***.net
Subject:	Starting equiptment [was: Value and so on]
Date:	Mon, 19 Jul 99 10:57:32 +700

>On the other subjects, those of The Israeli and Korean armed forces, your
>analogy is not accurate. In both those cases, the countries in question are

>surrounded by neighbors who would like nothing better than to see the nation

>cease to exist. This is a powerful motivator for those solders for one, and

>for two, as Rob pointed out, their force strucuture is alligned in such a

>way that its the ones who volenteer to remain in the service after their
>manditory service that recieve the best training.

Not accurate?

So UCAS, CAS, Quebec, Tir Taingire, Souix, Aztlan, CFS, Carribean League, and
all the NANs are perfectly friendly to each other and have no concerns about
a potential military conflict?

If anything it's a very tense situation in North America of 2060.

I can see places like CAS being particularly motivated. The UCAS already proved
in 1861-65 that they don't like the south being independant. If I were a CAS
senator I'd be screaming for the need for a draft. I'd want every one of my
citizens ready to defend the south against a northern invasion.
And the NANs... well they have the history of 1492 to 2060 to show them that
non NAN nations are unfriendlies, and all history before that and during that
period to show that other NANs are also non friendlies.
And Quebec is well, Quebec...
Azltan's already had a military conflict with the north... and sooner or later
it will decide it wants back what the USA took from Mexico in the US-Mexican
war (the entire southwestern USA from Texas to California).

In 2060 these nations are not as friendly as they are today. And they all have
better technology while lacking a clear cut supeior side. Didn't the Tir and
one of the NANs have a conflict of some sort at one point? Or one of them with
Seattle? I don't recall to well on that point. But I'm pretty sure it's a tense
region as well.
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