Third Summit of the PCO

[Kannex]

The next and third summit of the Pureuda Cooperation Organization will be held once more in the city of Pureuda, Pureuda Province of the Kannexian Empire. Topics to be brought up are the coup d'etat in HumanSanity that has resulted in a genocidal dictator taking over and the legalization of slavery in Globexanter.
Delegates expected to come are Lovisa Abonahan; representing the Empire of Kannex and His Majesty's Government, Mrs. Dana Hunter; representing the Kingdom of Takaram, a Globeran representative, the representatives of the Mutanatian Commonwealth, and a special guest representative from the Khaganate of Birodalma.

(OOC: All PCO members and participants, please send me an update/confirmation of your delegates.)

[Takaram]

Mrs. Hunter has departed Takaram and should arrive in Pureduda soon.

[Mutanatia]

NEW ELECTION RESULTS IN:

Teresa Sammon becomes new Mutant President
Mantita remains Mantis President
President Roon remains President.

Mantado is now the delegate to PCO.

[Globexanter]

The Foreign Office has voted to send the representative George Louis for this summit.

[Birodalma]

The Foreign Commisariat has designated Alexander Farkas to be Birodalma's representative to the PCO.

[Agenopolis]

Agenopolis wishes to apply for membership in the PCO.

If we are accepted our delegate to the PCO will be Dimitrius McFlint

[Kannex]

"If there are no objections, we would like to accept the membership of the Kingdom of Agenopolis to the Pureuda Cooperation Organization."

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"Greetings, my fellow 10000 Islanders. We gather here today to discuss recent events, notably the coup d'etat in HumanSanity. As you may have heard, the former president has declared himself dictator, stripping his people of their rights and embarking on a mad expedition of world domination. HumanSanity is now a rogue nation. And rouge nations can be dangerous, especially if its intended victims are not united," began Mr. Lovisa Abonahan, Ambassador from the Empire of Kannex.

[Globexanter]

George Louis than stood up holding his papers.

"We also welcome the fellow representatives and any new members of the PCO to this summit. I would like to push on that this Dictator is not allowing foreign citizens to leave the Nation, resulting in Rebel forces having to aid foreign militaries to evacuate their citizens. We believe in Globexanter that we should attempt to aid these Rebels as much as possible to attempt to stabilize the situation awaiting a more larger move in this area by the PCO or any Nation involved in this drastic situation." he continued.

[Takaram]

Mrs. Hunter stood and spoke:
"Fellow delegates, the Kingdom of Takaram concurs, HumanSanity's new government has proven itself to be highly unstable and dangerous. Even as we speak, their Navy prepares for an attack on my own nation. We cannot stand idly by while HumanSanity threatens their fellow Islanders and commits mass genocide upon their own people. We must act. I hereby propose that this body declare a no-fly-zone over HumanSanity for the duration of this crisis, to limit the threat to our own nations as well as give forces opposed to the actions of HumanSanity's government within the nation a chance at removing this dictator from power."

[Kannex]

"We of the Imperial Kannexian Government certainly agree something has to be done about HumanSanity, but we are forced to reconsider a no-fly zone over HumanSanity as a solution to this problem," Lovisa Abonahan replied.

"There are foreign citizens and political dissidents that need to escape from the country as soon as possible. A no-fly zone would only throw a wrench into their escape plans.

"Would a no-fly zone really do much damage to the dictatorial regime of HumanSanity? Nay, it may hurt the rebels more. The rebels would not be able to use the air for reinforcements, supplies, and other aerial operations to overthrow the dictator if we declare a no-fly zone.

"As many of you may know, there are currently rebels in HumanSanity-- all brave revolutionary republicans that seek to restore democracy to their country-- that are fighting against the government. Naturally, we should consider supporting these rebels in order to ensure the overthrow of the dictator."

[Globexanter]

"We also believe that a no-fly zone would be very counter productive in this peculiar problem, my Government has already began smuggling operations to deliver non-used military weapons to the Rebel forces including some artillery. What we must consider as another very high priority is the two fleets thought to be heading to Kannex and Takaram, depending on their sizes these possible invasion attempts could work in our favor while weakening their sea forces. That is, of course, if there is really a threat of invasion." said George Louis.

[Kannex]

((Oh, I'd like to request a moderator's hold on that (the two invasion forces) while HumanSanity gets a place on the map; it's also a bit unrealistic to be send invasion forces when you're being blockaded and surrounded by the Takaran fleet... Of course, since a blockade is defined as an act of war, HumanSanity has every moral right to declare war on Takaram, but first it will have to fight through the Takaran navy first...))

"I think, in my opinion, we should send a PCO intervention-- consisting about 100,000 troops in total-- to aid the rebels and establish a foothold in HumanSanity. We should also begin PCO operations to send weapons to the rebels."

[Globexanter]

(OoC: Good idea, we cannot also send troops if we have no idea what the nation looks like.)

"Globexanter is not currently wishing to send some forces to HumanSanity yet, we are however able to send some more weapons which my government has no use for. They may be outdated, but they have ammonution and still work." said George Louis.

[Takaram]

"I'm not entierly certain that you understand what I intend to say when I say no-fly-zone. I propose that we declare the nation of HumanSanity's airspace to be off limits to any and all flight that we have not already approved of. Our own commanders would be able to decide if an airplane is allowed to enter the zone, meaning that we would be able to control their airspace. We could authorize rebel aircraft, as well as providing support with our own craft, while at the same time denying HumanSanity's government access," said Mrs. Hunter.
"That being said, we do consider the existance of the HumanSanity fleets to be a threat. While we have them cut off from their ports and outnumbered, until their ships are captured or sunken the Kingdom of Takaram will not rest easy. We have already dispatched a fleet of ships to handle the fleet headed for Takaram."

[Takaram]

(ooc: And the blockade did not technically exist until after his ships were launched. My ships were merely monitoring the situation until he decided to launch. Of course, that still leaves the question of how he managed to sail his fleet of ships past mine without my ships noticing when it was already known that he would be attacking.)

[Kannex]

"It will be an impossible task to differentiate between friendly and hostile aircraft, especially in such a large area. The condition that rebel aircraft will have to wait to receive permission to enter the no-fly zone will limit the effectiveness of rebel aerial operations," said Lovisa Abonahan.

"We believe a multinational intervention task force will suffice. We shouldn't establish a no-fly zone that would be hard to maintain, but we should be actively conducting aerial operations alongside the rebels in order to cripple the military might of the dictatorial regime. I believe we should be actively supporting the rebels in this conflict."

[Takaram]

"Establishing active aerial operations would have to begin with us taking out HumanSanity's anti-air capabilities to limit our own casualties first. What Takaram is proposing is to take that first step, ban any unauthorized flights over HumanSanity, essentially knocking the dictator's air forces from the sky and allowing PCO and rebel forces to have control of the skies. We'll have to do this eventually, and there is no time like the present. Takaram can have planes in the air and striking against HumanSanity's capacity to stop our aircraft within hours," Mrs. Hunter said.

(ooc: Can't tell you how many times I typed "Libya" in there. The UN Security Council just imposed a no-fly-zone over Libya and this is looking really oddly similar.)

[Kannex]

"That step, however, would be meaningless if we do not declare PCO intervention in HumanSanity and establish a multinational PCo task force to go with it. The Imperial Kannexian Air Force is, I have heard, battle-ready and mobilized."

[Mutanatia]

Mantado (Yes, Father of Mantado Jr. from the other thread ), the new PCO ambassador, pondered for a moment, and weighed all of the option. Much like Mantitia, he always seemed to favor a third way. Teresa Sammon, the new President, was more a humanitarian than a trader, and Roon was a total isolationist.

Though it may not have been evident, he was carefully weighing all of the options as Globexanter, Kannex, and Takaram spoke. Birodalma's delegate arrived, and--was that a look of contempt that briefly crossed his face? Agenopolis he was fine with joining the international scene at the PCO. Unlike the delegate of last time, Teresa Sammon, Mantado was allowed his own leeway, provided it was (relatively-speaking) in line with the Presidents and it wasn't his sole discretionary response.

He approached the mike at his seat. "We have no real objections for Agenopolis joining. Though we--at times--question Birodalma's motivations in other events, we will accept them as well. Now, as to the task-at-hand:

HumanSanity a large country, much larger than most colonies, and a bit larger than Globexanter. It have some terrain that concerns me, mainly the mountains. That being said, I propose three things:
A) A carefully-monitored no-fly zone over HumanSanity's capital. THe rebels of HumanSanity will be given a special call sign (through secure channels, possibly relayed in code) to identify themselves if and when they are planning to attack the capital. This accomplishes two things: A) It prohibits HS's airforce from attacking the rebels. B) It allows the rebels to attack the capital at will, and C) It allows us to bide our time as we--assuming we are going to do this--get our carriers in position to attack via the ground and air.

B) We can commit about 20,000 troops pending approval by the Presidents. I think Ms. Sammon would approve of this, as would Ms. Mantitia. However, I do not think that President Roon would support this. We also have a growing minority, hopefully a majority by the time we vote on this, in Congress who are willing to declare an ongoing war.

HOWEVER: We must consider this: Do we want to have foreign hands in the potential refounding of HS? If so, then we should join; however, if not, we should remain from afar and provide food, water, and advanced arms to the Rebels. It is my personal inclination to think that we should not have our hands in this affair overtly; thus, HS will not feel obligated to owe us any sort of debt, and this way we shall be seen as staying out of internal affairs (overtly, of course).

Finally, I think we should place and embargo on HS's government while providing humanitarian aid to the people of HumanSanity."

He turned to Kannex and then Takaram, finally Globexanter as he spoke. "What are all of your thoughts on this matter?" He asked.



(OOC: Was Biro already in the PCO? Also, when I say HS, he's actually saying the country's full name, just abbreviating.)

[Takaram]

"Agreed. As I said, it is a first step in the PCO intervening. Takaram stands to be attacked right now, we have no intention of standing idly by and letting someone else sort this out now. We fully intend to provide support in overthrowing HumanSanity's sitting president, with or without PCO support," Mrs. Hunter said calmly.

[Kannex]

A) Special PCO-enforced no-fly zone over the capital of HumanSanity.
B) PCO intervention and expeditionary force to HumanSanity to aid rebels.
C) Official PCO embargo on the dictatorial regime of HumanSanity.

"We have no objections to these points. I hope there are no objections by other members of the Pureuda Cooperation Organization?" she (Lovisa) asked the others.

[Takaram]

"We have none at this time," said Mrs. Hunter.

[Globexanter]

"We also have no objections for this, if there is as thought two invasion fleets on the move unless they are tiny, it would mean that their Navy would be pretty weak in this precise moment. We could use this to our advantage." said George Louis.

[Kannex]

((I'm gonna speed things up a bit.))

"Alright, then the HumanSanity Crisis Resolution of the Pureuda Cooperation Organization is passed," declared Lovisa Abonahan. "The no-fly zone, intervention, and embaro are passed."

In a dark corner in the back of the room, a few military men were sitting, barely noticeable.
"As usual, the politicians declare the war and have us fight it. A politician's war, a soldier's fight," one of them spoke in a hushed voice.
"It can't be helped," replied First-Class Admiral Hwaibiek Bomul. "The military is only an arm of government policy."
"This means another war, right?"
"Officially it's a 'police action' or 'intervention'," one of them scoffed.
"Like Bomul-dyono said, it can't be helped." That ended the conversation with sighs.

[Globexanter]

(OoC: You wrote "embaro" instead of "embargo".)

[Birodalma]

The Birodalman representative stood up to speak.

"Now that we have agreed on what we should do, shall we work out how to conduct our aims? They may be very honourable aims, but unless we back our words with deeds, then we will be laughed at by the other nations. I therefore propose that we organise all our respective military planners so that they can not only plan how the aims will be enforced, but also ensure that the aims are enforced. Are there any objections?"

[Globexanter]

"There is a problem, we do not understand your point and idea for this. You are too vague on your matter, would you please kindly detail into more information?" asked George Louis.

[Birodalma]

"What I mean is that we need to work out how we are going to implement the resolutions. Therefore we ought to co-operate, and make the planning a co-operative effort. Do you understand now?"

[Globexanter]

"I do, but as we are not even yet in a state to send in troops, I do not think it is needed." he answered.

[Birodalma]

"In that case we shall leave it until we are ready to do so. Are there any points for discussion?"