19-10-2024, 02:10 AM
Assembly considers withdrawing recognition from Baltusia
CIP and KUP still think there is "something to negotiate" about
Kaliburg, Ananto
January 4084
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Premier Al-Khali speaks on behalf of the Baltusian Withdrawal Bill in the Assembly
In a contentious and controversial session, the Assembly is now considering withdrawing diplomatic recognition from Baltusia. Several tit-for-tat provocations have led up to this point, beginning with the refusal of Kalistan to extradite former Baltusian President Karl Benn. Mobilization has followed mobilization, though both the SP and the LP have insisted that their militia acts are purely defensive in nature, and discussion between the two countries has broken down completely in a fog of mistrust (for both countries,) arrogance (for Baltusia) and righteousness (for Kalistan). While Baltusia continues to beat the drum for war, Leftwing Kalistani ministers who remain in office despite the election of a Conservative President continue to insist that no war preparation is being made. The result is that Kalistan is now considering whether or not to withdraw diplomatic recognition from Baltusia, a step which is seen by many as a "last straw", and is often viewed as a prelude to war.
The Republic wanted to get to the bottom of this affair, and so we sat down with a militia member, a regular military officer, a socialist and an average person on the street. Though our poll is not scientific, by any stretch of the imagination, we did reach some interesting findings, simply by reaching out.
* Orenthall Candus, a 1st Lieutenant in the Regular Army said, "Absolutely not. We have no operational plans to invade. What we have trained for is us being invaded. The word came down from up top that the Kalistani military must defend certain points at all costs. Most of our training in this area has been against general threats. I suppose folks in Suldanor have a different list of things to protect, but we have been building up operational and contingency plans to defend places like the Ore veins, and things like this... Those veins aren't going anywhere, as far as I know, so unless they do figure out a way to move over the border, we won't be doing anything in another country. Our logistics point to defensive action, our target lists are all here, on this side of the border, we have next to no recon on the other side. We would be going in blind, and wasting several good years of preparation if they sent us in."
* Felice Delrivera, Sgt, RSMoK, Artillery: "Yeah, our firemissions are all on this side of the line, for sure, but the points we are registering are lanes of approach from Baltusia into Kalistan. It really wouldn't make a lot of sense for us to invade them- we don't know anything about all that territory..."
* Henrietta Jones- SP Deputy from Odufaray: "We're not even sure what they want. They keep telling us that we need to set up a demilitarized zone within the borders of Kalistan. Our response to this is to run our militia wherever we want, just to tell them that they don't set policy for Kalistan. Its not like we are trying to alarm the Baltusians, but they take it like that. We're just trying to make it exactly clear to Baltusia that they do not set policy for Kalistan. And as long as they insist that they should be allowed to, we will demonstrate to them that they control nothing in Kalistan. That's all the militia is doing. Showing them in no uncertain terms that they are not in control in Kalistan, never have been, and never will be."
* Greg Bobson, Steelworker from Sulari, Suldanor "I am not sure what the problem is. As I understand it, Baltusia wants the Government of Kalistan to submit to their demands and we say no. And so what else is there to talk about? We are never going to do what Baltusia wants us to, so I think they should just drop it, and if they don't we don't have to do it. I voted for President of the Republic, not President of Baltusia. Nobody cares what Baltusia says. We ain't doing it. I'm not for the socialists specifically, but we ain't going to do it, and that's that."
These positions demonstrate that there is a lot of confusion about the actual issues, especially among the common people. But the positions are pretty clear on another account. Kalistan is in no mood to back down, especially when many people in this country agree that Kalistan is not an aggressor in this scenario.
CIP and KUP still think there is "something to negotiate" about
Kaliburg, Ananto
January 4084
Premier Al-Khali speaks on behalf of the Baltusian Withdrawal Bill in the Assembly
In a contentious and controversial session, the Assembly is now considering withdrawing diplomatic recognition from Baltusia. Several tit-for-tat provocations have led up to this point, beginning with the refusal of Kalistan to extradite former Baltusian President Karl Benn. Mobilization has followed mobilization, though both the SP and the LP have insisted that their militia acts are purely defensive in nature, and discussion between the two countries has broken down completely in a fog of mistrust (for both countries,) arrogance (for Baltusia) and righteousness (for Kalistan). While Baltusia continues to beat the drum for war, Leftwing Kalistani ministers who remain in office despite the election of a Conservative President continue to insist that no war preparation is being made. The result is that Kalistan is now considering whether or not to withdraw diplomatic recognition from Baltusia, a step which is seen by many as a "last straw", and is often viewed as a prelude to war.
The Republic wanted to get to the bottom of this affair, and so we sat down with a militia member, a regular military officer, a socialist and an average person on the street. Though our poll is not scientific, by any stretch of the imagination, we did reach some interesting findings, simply by reaching out.
* Orenthall Candus, a 1st Lieutenant in the Regular Army said, "Absolutely not. We have no operational plans to invade. What we have trained for is us being invaded. The word came down from up top that the Kalistani military must defend certain points at all costs. Most of our training in this area has been against general threats. I suppose folks in Suldanor have a different list of things to protect, but we have been building up operational and contingency plans to defend places like the Ore veins, and things like this... Those veins aren't going anywhere, as far as I know, so unless they do figure out a way to move over the border, we won't be doing anything in another country. Our logistics point to defensive action, our target lists are all here, on this side of the border, we have next to no recon on the other side. We would be going in blind, and wasting several good years of preparation if they sent us in."
* Felice Delrivera, Sgt, RSMoK, Artillery: "Yeah, our firemissions are all on this side of the line, for sure, but the points we are registering are lanes of approach from Baltusia into Kalistan. It really wouldn't make a lot of sense for us to invade them- we don't know anything about all that territory..."
* Henrietta Jones- SP Deputy from Odufaray: "We're not even sure what they want. They keep telling us that we need to set up a demilitarized zone within the borders of Kalistan. Our response to this is to run our militia wherever we want, just to tell them that they don't set policy for Kalistan. Its not like we are trying to alarm the Baltusians, but they take it like that. We're just trying to make it exactly clear to Baltusia that they do not set policy for Kalistan. And as long as they insist that they should be allowed to, we will demonstrate to them that they control nothing in Kalistan. That's all the militia is doing. Showing them in no uncertain terms that they are not in control in Kalistan, never have been, and never will be."
* Greg Bobson, Steelworker from Sulari, Suldanor "I am not sure what the problem is. As I understand it, Baltusia wants the Government of Kalistan to submit to their demands and we say no. And so what else is there to talk about? We are never going to do what Baltusia wants us to, so I think they should just drop it, and if they don't we don't have to do it. I voted for President of the Republic, not President of Baltusia. Nobody cares what Baltusia says. We ain't doing it. I'm not for the socialists specifically, but we ain't going to do it, and that's that."
These positions demonstrate that there is a lot of confusion about the actual issues, especially among the common people. But the positions are pretty clear on another account. Kalistan is in no mood to back down, especially when many people in this country agree that Kalistan is not an aggressor in this scenario.
Primary: Institutionalist Party of Kalistan (IPoK), 5146-
Inactive:
Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK), 2591-
Inactive:
Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK), 2591-