Iraq pullout & Rebellion's wisdom

[Verdex]

To all you gamers with a little experience:

 

If I have a system in uprising and pull my troops out - I guess we all know what will happen definitely to the system and maybe even to the whole sector...

 

Over the years and on several different occasions I have been amazed how much Rebellion is *not* just a game but in a way a 'life-simulation'. I guess that's the main reason I love it so much

[Mad78]

[hippy prophète mode]Rebellion is the real life man!!![/hippy prophète mode]

[Verdex]

In a nutshell: YEP!

[Mitth_raw_nuruodo]

I've got to give you guys credit. You haven't lowered the standard on the intellectual content of this site one bit in the month and a half I've been gone. Good job.

[Verdex]

May I speak for all of us, Sir, when I say:

 

We try our very best

[budious]

To all you gamers with a little experience:

 

If I have a system in uprising and pull my troops out - I guess we all know what will happen definitely to the system and maybe even to the whole sector...

 

Over the years and on several different occasions I have been amazed how much Rebellion is *not* just a game but in a way a 'life-simulation'. I guess that's the main reason I love it so much

 

So following the same philosophy, you could justify the Bush troop surge in Iraq. In Rebellion, if a planet is in uprising and requires 6 garrisons to keep peace, in order to quite the uprising, you must first double the garrison requirement. Once 12 garrison units arrive, uprising is put down. You can then pull the troops out but must be careful to leave at least 6 garrison or risk slipping back into uprising. Of course, you must account for terrorist attacks or inadequate maintenance points (Congressional backlash against troop funding) which could slip those numbers below 6 garrisons. What to rethink this?

[Mitth_raw_nuruodo]

I'm sorry to say it Verdex, but if you really were trying your best I think the intellectual content of the site, maybe the bar would be slightly higher.

[DarthTex]

To all you gamers with a little experience:

 

If I have a system in uprising and pull my troops out - I guess we all know what will happen definitely to the system and maybe even to the whole sector...

 

Over the years and on several different occasions I have been amazed how much Rebellion is *not* just a game but in a way a 'life-simulation'. I guess that's the main reason I love it so much

 

So following the same philosophy, you could justify the Bush troop surge in Iraq. In Rebellion, if a planet is in uprising and requires 6 garrisons to keep peace, in order to quite the uprising, you must first double the garrison requirement. Once 12 garrison units arrive, uprising is put down. You can then pull the troops out but must be careful to leave at least 6 garrison or risk slipping back into uprising. Of course, you must account for terrorist attacks or inadequate maintenance points (Congressional backlash against troop funding) which could slip those numbers below 6 garrisons. What to rethink this?

Well hopefully one wouldn't be foolish enough to pull ALL of the extra troops out and leave just the minimum. Maybe just a couple at first. And luckily there are characters that do that mission thing call "diplomacy" which starts to bring civilian support to your side. Thus lowering the minimum required troops. As for those pesky nay-sayers in the Senate, maybe the Senate should be dissolved and .... oops! Having a little SW cinematic flashback there

 

[Darth_Rob]

And dont forget that the mere presence of the navy (whether Imperial, Rebel, or US, as is the basis for this topic) helps bring in popular support.

[Lord_La_forge]

Of course you could always use a DS It's a fun wait to solve things, and you get a cool video scene too!

[budious]

Of course you could always use a DS It's a fun wait to solve things, and you get a cool video scene too!

 

Emperor Bush has ordered the construction of a death star to finally solve the War in Iraq! Imagine the Democrats reaction if he could pull a win like that out of the loss column.

 

Remember though... we don't want to ignite the precious. Instead we need a giant suction device. Thus, I will cue up Mega Maid! from SpaceBalls! That way we can extract the precious and then withdraw our troops and be done with the place.

[Verdex]

I'm sorry to say it Verdex, but if you really were trying your best I think the intellectual content of the site, maybe the bar would be slightly higher.

 

Well, maybe I was too subtly - my old problem - but probably "the most trusted name in news" (...) will do the trick:

 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/02/iraq.scenarios/index.html

 

By the way, let me make quite clear that this whole thread is no political statement of mine - neither for nor against a withdrawal. I would love to see it but I am afraid it would indeed cause a hell of a chaos

[Mitth_raw_nuruodo]

Nah, I just like to give people shit for no good reason.