[b]Office of the RSI Spokesperson, People's Proletarian University, Brouges[/b] Gerald Veron thought about what he wanted from the RSI. The deployment of RSI soldiers would be an open war against Ereatia and their allies. It would drag many countries into a war of proportions never seen before. "We should avoid deploying any formal troops of the RSI or any affiliated states. It would only drag many more nations into a conflict that could potentially mean the death of millions. Not to mention I have my doubts that the RSI could land troops on the Colongo shores when you take both the Ereatian and Malassakian navies into account." Gerald pauzed. An armed rebellion was the next step but victory on the battlefield would not be a necessity. Gerald Veron continued. "We need funding, weapons and trainers in order to start a full scale armed rebellion. The UCF has over 50.000 members and many more supporters. We could smuggle weapons and supplies into the country through the harbors. The dockworkers are all trustworthy comrades. Also it might be possible to smuggle weapons in through Alleghany. But starting the rebellion is only the first phase. We must fight the Ereatians to at least a stand still. Create a strong position for negotiations. You need to mobilize the international community to put pressure on the Ereatians in order to force them to negotiate. Economic sanctions and trade embargo's will be convincing arguments for them" [b]Malassakian Capital, Office of the Archon[/b] Colonel Richards reached out, shook the hand of the Archon and smiled. " My apologies for this delay. It has been a very hectic month for my country and I had to travel up and down the Great oceans in order to get fully briefed on all that has happened in the past month. I really hope the next time we meet it would be in better circumstances" The colonel paused as he opened up his briefcase and grabbed a very thick file. "This is the official investigation report on the Colongo riots. The investigation has been conducted by the Ereatian Secret Service and has come to some shocking conclusions. The investigation showed that initial sniper fire against Ereatian security forces triggered counter fire against the crowd of protestors as the soldiers believed the shots were fired from the crowd. The fact that the investigation showed that the sniper only targeted officers make us believe that he deliberately tried to provoke a violent reaction from our security in which he succeeded. At this point we do not know who the sniper was or to what faction he was affiliated" Colonel Richards opened up the file and scrolled through the pages that reviewed the response of the Ereatian security forces. "The Security Service has also investigated how our Governor, officers and security forces ignored the protocols and used excessive amounts of violence and used an unauthorized media blackout in order to restore order in Colongo. Military police has apprehended governor General Richard Meanor and 300 senior officers for acting out of order. Trials against these individuals will start next week in the Ereatian capital." Kensington Richards paused and grabbed a second file from his briefcase. On the cover was written strategic review of changed world after the Colongo Riots. "My government security counsil has conducted a strategic review of the treats we face after this crises. Our security service believes that important leaders of the Usonian Liberation front has fled to Alleghany in order to exploit this incident to further the destabalization of Colongo. The same is suspected from the Usonian Communist Front. Their leader has last been spotted entering a ship with the destination of Brouches. We believe the communist will try to get support from the RSI in order to start an armed rebellion. Considering that the RSI main export product is violent revolution we consider RSI increasing their involvement in Colongo a very likely scenario and a major threat to the stability of Kervan as a whole." Colonel Richards paused and waited for the Archon to respond. [b]Ereatia, Government Hall, Parliament meeting for discussion of the newly proposed military and security policies[/b] With the Colongo riots fresh in every parliamentarians memory they all showed up for the discussion on the new security and military policies the government had proposed. The house of commons is the first house of the Ereatian parliament where 450 representatives of the various political parties discuss the political challenges and vote for the bills. Once its passed the bill will go to the house of lords for a second round of voting. All the representatives sit in a half circle. In front of that half circle are the seats of the ministers and behind those seats is a raised stage with the throne of the emperor. Everybody had assembled today as the country was facing its biggest crisis of the past 25 years. Admiral Walter Seaventon stood up from his seat and walked towards the center of parliament hall and started to speak under the watchful eye of the Emperor. "Senators, ministers. We have all gathered here because right now, we're facing the biggest crisis in 25 years. For the past decades our people have enjoyed peace and prosperity. But that peace is currently being threatened by external forces such as the RSI. Their terrorist attacks in Colongo are ment to provoke a civil war in a colony that prospered under Ereatian rule. Recent event showed that they are succeeding in that scheme." The accusations to the RSI provoked negative responses. Sander Orwen, spokesperson of the Ereatian Syndicalist Party was quick to show his disconted. "If our current government would not be such oppressors and respected the independence of other countries we would not face such challenges!" The left winged Democratic Labor Party showed their consent to the ESPs statement. The admiral ignored the leftist and continued its speach. "Our security studies show an increased activity in RSI terrorism throughout Colongo and we believe their campaign will not end there. As preachers of world revolution they will not stop until Ereatia will burn. Our freedom and fundamental believes are under attack from these terrorists." The admiral paused as the right winged parties clapped their hands in sign of approval. The Emperor raised his hand in order to get the parliamentarians silent again so that the foreign affairs minister could continue his speach. "Word has reached us that the Deheran Republic might join the Syndicalists further increasing their political and military power. We as Ereatians prefer peace but those Syndicalist promote violence and war against anyone, any nation that has a government that differs from what they believe is just. In that light we must not only look towards our defences but also strenghten our relationships with non-syndicalist nations. Only in unity can we keep the freedom to shape our own future. In that light the Ereatian government proposes to accept the Alliance proposal of the Tsardom of Ventium" The parliamentarians all started to get into a heavy debate as different views on security through alliances clashed. The debate raged on for several hours until the Emperor stood up and commanded the silence of all in the room. "Representatives of the people of the Ereatian Empire. You shall now cast your vote upon the bill that gives the government the permission of the people to enter into a military alliance with the Tsardom of Ventium." The bill passed with 292 in favor the alliance. The 33 parliamentarians of the Ereatian Syndicalist Party voted against and the other parties refrained from voting as a sign of disapproval of the government's policies regarding the colonies. After the first bill discussion General Roger McRagear stood up and started his speach. "Representatives of the people of Ereatia. Our defence study shows that our current armed forces will not be up to the challenges we will face in the near future. The combined strenght of the Syndicalist nations outweighs our own by a great margin. Not only face our citizens the potential threat of the international revolution but also the eyes of other predators had set their sight on our possessions. Alleghany spies have been active for some time now in Colongo and their intentions are unclear. We will have to be prepared for all the worst case scenario's. Due to the further destabalization of Kervan the government deems it necessary to increase our standing army by 25%. Also our standing army will be complemented by a reserve force of 1.000.000 men. The increase of can be completed in 12 months." Richard Lowes, spokesperson of the Democratic Labor Party rose from his seat and spoke valiantly. "Outrageous! This is not increasing our countries security. This is gearing up for war! We should look to take away the tensions between the various countries of Kervan and work together for de-armament. Only if we take away the instruments of war we can assure that our citizens can live in peace. " John Daskin, spokesperson of the Ereatian Alliance laughed at the idealist Lowes. "Mr Lowes, this is the real world, not your peaceful fantasies. As long as organisations such as the RSI are out in this world, the Ereatian way of life is under threat. We of the Ereatian Alliance believe this increase of our fine Empires military capacity is not great enough to ensure our safety. We believe that doubling in size is a fine start." "Increasing our armed forces to nearly 4 million men is not something our government can fund. Nor can our economy support such a large army. The proposed increase will give us the best of both. More military power in order to ensure that other countries will think twice before commencing military actions against our fine country while preventing the government from overspending." Argued the leader of the Capitalist party. The coalition partner of the militarist partner in the government. The minister of the military put up his final speech about his proposal before voting commenced. Both coalition parties voted in favor of the increase of the armed forces. Also the right-winged Ereatian Alliance was in favor and some members of other parties as well. The Bill that called for the increase of the standing army and the creation of a reserve force was passed. [hider=Military expansion program] Standing Army changes Army: 250.000 soldiers and officers 500 medium tanks 250 heavy tanks 3000 other vehicles Navy: 125.000 sailors and officers 4 Fleet carriers 25 Destroyers 26 Submarines 25 Transport/Amphibious assault ships Airforce: 50.000 Pilots and ground crew combined 1.000 Fighters 250 Close air support 200 Medium bombers 75 Strategic bombers Marines: 70.000 Marines Reserve force: The reserve force will consists of civilians who will receive a basic military training for their respected branches. The initial training will consists of 4 weeks of basic training and another 4 weeks of specialization training. After this initial training period the reservists will have a 3 day trainings course every month in order to keep their skills up to date. Reservists can be mobilized in the case of war with another nation more quickly than drafting new soldiers. Army: 700.000 Soldiers will be trained. Also a small armored core will be created of which the vehicles will go into storage. 1.000 apc/infantry support vehicles 250 medium tanks 100 Heavy tanks 1.500 artillery pieces Navy: 200.000 sailors will be trained but ships will not be included Airforce: 100.000 aditional pilots and ground crew will be trained but no aircraft will be put into storage for the reserve [/hider] [b]Telegram to the Tsardom of Ventium[/b] To his Majesty, Tsar Voltus Ventus, Today the Ereatian parliament had casted its vote in favor of entering into an alliance with the Tsardom of Ventium. We humbly accept your friendship and are looking forward to working together into making Kervan a saver world for everyone. We would greatly welcome the Tsars assistance in Colongo. Our military planners currently believe that your force are of best use on the border with Alleghany. Additional security would help to decrease the smuggling of weapons. Also I would like to propose a meeting in the near future between representatives of the Tsardom of Ventium, The Ereatian Empire and our other allies The Malassakian Republic in order to discuss all the current and future security threats our nations face and how we can use our combined effort to keep our nations safe and free. Yours sincerely, Prime minister Steven Wilde of the Ereatian Empire [b]Telegram to the Malassakian Republic[/b] To Archon Antonius Soter Today the Ereatian parliament has passed a bill in favor of entering a military alliance with the Tsardom of Ventium. The Ereatian government strongly believes that the challenges we face today and will face tomorrow cannot be dealt with on our own. We strongly believe that we need unity in Kervan in order to make sure that the nations can peacefully co-exist without having to fear that certain powers will de-stabilize our beloved nations and hurt our citizens with terrorist attacks. I woul like to propose a meeting in the near future to discuss how our nations could cooperate in order to deal with the challenges that we face in Kervan today and tomorrow. I hope to speak to the great Archon in person again soon. Yours sincerely, Prime minister Steven Wilde of the Ereatian Empire