And I'm saying that a king that declares war while being punished for crimes is going to be disappointed when war doesn't happen. Sure he might have some loyalists, be it out of fear or something, but what's to stop Maddox or other Abhanian types from putting Jack in confinement for crimes? "I'll declare war if you put me in jail" is a rather empty threat given this particular circumstance. Jack has several moves at the moment, few of them good, but that really shouldn't even be on the table here.