OBT Forum

Turning to the Davion ambassador

So Sir, do you mean this whole mess came out of irrational fears?
That the Kapteyn powers are wrong in fearing the rise of a new super power and that all you ask is the right to have a safe corridor to your allies?

"History is not replete with states that stayed satisfied with their own borders, ambassador. It would therefore be inaccurate to call the Kapteyn states irrational to fear that the Federated Commonwealth alliance might one day encroach upon them. Even if the current leadership were entirely peace-loving - and as experienced soldiers, I would sincerely hope that the Archon and First Prince are not eager to send young men and women into combat and for all too many of them to their deaths - no one can predict the actions of future generations."

"I think that last year showed that belligence on the part of the Federated Suns or Lyran Commonwealth was hardly unanswerable by the Kapteyn states. Given their evident military strength I must wonder how threatened they actually are? Estimations last year suggested that between them they controlled approximately 55% of the Inner Sphere's industrial and military might and were also in receipt of substantial support from... Terran interests. It would seem that with that advantage they have elected to act aggressively. Their precise goals, thus far, have been less than clear. One presumes that military security requires obfuscation but at this time I can only speculate if their goals are anything from an attempt to break up the Federated Commonwealth agreement to outright conquest of one or both states. More probably the answer lies between but it has not yet been stated."