Why the US Isn't Retaking Washington and Alaska
Jack Flufferton
I constantly see people - typically newish players - asking why we are not vigorously seeking the return of Washington and Alaska. They want Washington and Alaska back immediately. Here's why that's wrong:
We are now involved in the Sol war games, so low wellness and missed experience points are no longer an issue. It is much cheaper to participate in war games - the cost is shared between all countries - than it is to attack Washington, which currently costs 124.5 gold.
We don't need Washington and Alaska for the raw materials they contain. Sure, Alaska has high oil, but Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Illinois also have high oil. Washington has high grain, but Kansas, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota also have high grain. California has high oil and grain, which is why we have a Q5 hospital there.
Some people are under the impression that being the most populated country means we are the strongest country. This is so wrong. We have ~33% more citizens than Hungary, but the damage done by their military and two-clickers is much greater than ours. We do not have the firepower without all of EDEN and our Canadian bros fighting for the US.
Alaska serves as a bottleneck for Russian entry into the US. Russia and Hungary would have to do some land swapping, but Hungary has a Q5 hospital and defense system in Alaska, decreasing the likelihood of that. Russia didn't accomplish its goal of conquering Florida, and some citizens are still yearning to achieve that goal. Hungary is blocking Russia from getting frisky again in North America. This is a good thing while we rebuild. Plus, we don't have a border with Alaska.
The military is abroad working to free regions from PEACE occupation and is not available for an attack on Washington. By wrestling North India, India from Iran on Sunday night, we gained respect from the Indians (they didn't pass the MPP with us because they're in a very precarious position with aggressive PEACE nations surrounding them, so it's easy to appreciate their apprehension). Gaining allies by doing the right thing will help us gather the strength to take Washington and Alaska back.
Machismo or ignorance are the only reasons behind wanting to get them back right now - other things are higher in priority. They got those regions by letting their allies do the dirty work, avoiding MPPs, so don't take it too hard. Hungary already has high grain in their original region of Southern Great Plain, so they don't need Washington. Hungary needs Alaska for oil (they recently returned North Caucasus, Russia to Russia), but if we were to get Alaska back, they'd seize another oil region in a heartbeat. Getting the regions back would not deprive Hungary of anything, really.
People get bored without real war. The bickering and infighting is already coming back with the debate over the VAT tax increase on food, and it will get worse - it's the natural trend for any nation in eRep. Retaking our regions will give us something over which we can unite again.
Give it time.
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Comments
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noob
Good article as usual. 😉
first page?
not first
great article again 😃
You're right, bro
you should help us get back Nunavut, Saskatchewan and Manitoba instead!
And who says that USA doesn't have the best journalists in eRepublik
Cali doesn't have a Q5 Defense system. http://www.erepublik.com/en/region/California" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/region/Calif[..]ornia
Nice work. Voted.
The people that ask that question are the ones who don't read the news.
Great article; voted.
"California has high oil and grain, which is why we have a Q5 hospital and defense system there."
The Queen of California reports that there should soon, very soon if all goes according to her nefarious plan to use logic and common sense to convince the rest of Congress, be a Q5 Defense System in California, but there isn't one there quite yet.
Just sayin'.
🙂
Why are you misquoting me? 😉
nice job as always
@Johnny:
That's why I said shout it out. What more do you want?
skazis, remember..you`re not one...you`re zero.
Great job Jack 🙂
If you won't fight this will happen:
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-vote-comic-er-5-v-a-robot-csirk-k-uralma-er-5y-the-rise-of-robo-chickens-981195/1/20" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-vot[..]/1/20
Nice article, but please choose a new avatar. 😛
Be careful with that, Caesar, lots will disagree.
I agree Jack, but keep in mind that we do eventually have to retake the regions, we cant just let ourselves exist in a "Peaceful State of War (No pun intended)"
Don't forget we should try to save the Canadian regions first.
The people of that country lost those regions because they sided with us, and we can live with out Washington and Alaska, but Canada needs their original regions back.
Nice article, as usual
Thanks for the explanation Jack!
"Why the US wont retake Washington and Hungary" ...Who knew that Hungary was our 51st state? 😛
Oops.
@CivilAnarchy:
Of course, I'm just trying to clarify things for the misinformed.
Love your article, and am shouting it. I agree, fighting PEACE internationally is a higher priority now.
Nice as usual, Fluff ! 😉
all hail the voice of reason that is jack flufferton.
and gaius i love jacks avatar! dont even go there.
is your avatar your RL picture? Oh and great article as usual.
Jack, good points You have, but we should crash Huns in Washington, no matter what. It is just my humble opinion. Also Alaska, it is matter of honor and pride. USA have to be free as whole !
I see waves of newbie soldiers being sent over the top, attacking entrenched Hungarian machine-gun nests in the mountains of Alaska. Row upon row, their bodies fall, twisted and broken in death. (While I yell at my orderly for overcooking the poached salmon back at the officer's mess 13 miles behind the front.)
The horror, the horror of overcooked salmon.... .
Good to know thanks!
Good Article Jack, voted and shouted!!
DD
You could of saved yourself alot of typing and just put this:
"We do not have the firepower without all of EDEN and our Canadian bros fighting for the US."
and saved the rest.
Not First
Flufferton's article = awesome
Flufferton's avatar = awesome
@CivilAnarchy
"The people of that country lost those regions because they sided with us"
I think you are mistaken, you lost Alaska&Washington because you sided with Canada 🙂 Our goal was to take those Canadian high regions in the first place.
Nice article.
Well said
Go Fluffy!
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Logic and priorities should trump nationalistic fervor. But before we invest in Defensive Systems, could we instead spread some more Hospitals around? This could move lots of people back to their original states, and make them less attractive for future invasion. Maybe?
Thank you. I'm new and wasn't sure why were weren't attacking to grab our states back.
43rd
@eVil
Thanks for cutting through the rhetoric and telling the truth.
@CivilAnarchy
A couple days one way or the other makes no difference. When you guys figure out how to push the Hungarians back, you can pick where to start. 😉 We'll be there either way.
In our media the bosses says that: all americans fault is they fancy erep = RL and everybody know in RL USA has the greatest war machine but in erep they haven't so...but I have to agree with you wrote, vote! 🙂
"Why the US Isn't Retaking Washington and Alaska"
-Because we can't
great article
No shit, Boomer, read the damn article.
Dont do it Boomer, hes gonna attack you with his freakishly cool hair!