[IC] [TWI-Only] The League of TWI (Assembly)

[Atnaia]

Barbury barely glanced over at the Taziri representative. "I literally just said I am not advocating for invasion of anybody. If you are going to speak, you must first learn to listen. Besides, I never indicated whether I was referring to Taziristan or Upper Norseland. Perhaps your protestation is a sign of a waning self-confidence in the conflict?"

[Taziristan]

"Perhaps my protest is the sign of not wishing to have to defeat many nations in battle."

[Atnaia]

"As I said, I am not calling for invasion. So your protestations are against an argument I never made, nor one I agree with. I believe I have used very clear language on that point. Your concerns are baseless."

[Urazawa]

A man walked into the room as the conversation was going on. He stood at 6 foot tall, with a lanky body, one that showed he enjoyed chess more than the gym. His blonde hair was spiked and it complemented his icy blue eyes. A pair of glasses rested on the bridge of his nose. His suit was a three piece, mostly black, although with a dark grey dress shirt and a blue tie that complemented his eyes.

He walked over to the seat that had two Uruzawan mini-flags on it and the Uruzawan placard, placing his briefcase next to him, he removed his suitcoat and placed it over the back of his chair, shaking the Andergentinan's hand he introduced himself as Johann Veltheim. After that he took his seat and awaited an opportunity to speak.

[Skaitsya]

Lijaka Orsej Äapelavić nervously walked into the room. She ran her hand through her long brunette hair. She was about 5'8 and was neither slim nor large but somewhere in-between. She was about 34 and, as shown by her unbraided hair, unmarried. Her eyes were large and of a greenish blue colour. Her skin showed her mixed Skaitsyo-Skanekä ancestry; it was tanned, smooth and largely hairless. She wore a white blouse and reasonably long black skirt. Over her blouse she wore a black jacket. She dispelled her nervousness, reliving her diplomatic training in her head as she prepared to address the ambassadors and delegates. She took in a deep breath.

"Delegates and ambassadors of the League, I offer the humble apologies of myself and my nation for the atrocious and petulant behaviour of our previous delegate who has been stripped of his job." She looked around the room for Barbury. "Mr. Barbury, I extend a special apology to you in particular, Ŋalíjas had no right to say what he did and he has been severely punished." Lijaka smirked a little when she said the last few words. Severely punished indeed she thought.

Lijaka walked over to the Skaijekä seat and bowed her head towards the Skaijekä flag for a few seconds, praying to all the gods she could think off before sitting down and awaiting a response from the various delegates and ambassadors to her apology, Barbury in particular. If I can appease Barbury I'll be much better off she thought hopefully.

[Keomora]

"INVASION?!? INVASION? Are you out of your minds? Never in the history of the league has such a measure been called for, despite similar wars in the past! What a tremendous load of idiocy and hawkish war mongering!"

"Says the man who's nation unlawfully declared war and invaded their territory, hell bent on annihlating them."

[Bhikkustan]

"INVASION?!? INVASION? Are you out of your minds? Never in the history of the league has such a measure been called for, despite similar wars in the past! What a tremendous load of idiocy and hawkish war mongering!"

"Says the man who's nation unlawfully declared war and invaded their territory, hell bent on annihlating them."

"How is any war lawful? I could say the same of your war with Jahe, as you began the civil war."

[Skaitsya]

"The Bhikkustani speaks the truth. Your nation has a history of interventionism and invading other countries. However, the war between Bhikkustan and Vioraux must also be considered. None of us can say anything on this point, we have all fought wars, foolish or otherwise. Skaitsya has torn itself apart more than once and joined the Axis pact all those years ago under the Pacaca."

[Keomora]

"For your information Delegate from Bhikkustan we did not start the civil war, or the war itself. An ally was attacked and we struck back using a proportionial response within our responsibility as an ally. We did not deliberately attack civilian centers, hospitals or religious sites, unlike the Taziri. And unlike them we are very willing to negotiate to formally end this pointless conflict."
"Now to you Lijaka," he began during to the delegate" the last time we invaded a country was during the second world War. Are you seriously going to mention something that happened more than 70 years ago?

[Skaitsya]

"As I said, none of us can speak, we have all fought wars. Our country has done far worse things during those years. The solution to this conflict is certainly not a conflict here in these halls. I call for the stripping of Taziri voting rights, providing that has not already been done. I also call for sanctions. While I saddens me to cease our profitable trading relations with Taziristan, if it is in the interest of peace and stability it shall be done. However, before I can guarantee that we will sanction Taziristan I must contact the Cakdavsco who will need to hold a vote for an action of this magnitude. An official condemnation may also be given should the conflict escalate. The primary function of this League is to guarantee peace and sat I lit in the isles, something my predecessor didn't grasp."

[Taziristan]

"INVASION?!? INVASION? Are you out of your minds? Never in the history of the league has such a measure been called for, despite similar wars in the past! What a tremendous load of idiocy and hawkish war mongering!"

"Says the man who's nation unlawfully declared war and invaded their territory, hell bent on annihlating them."

"I would love to know where you get your information, because that is most certainly not true. Plus, there was no declaration of war."

[Andergentina]

Holding small and expensive looking handbag up to her midtorso, the Andergentinean Ambassador stands.

"I didn't mean to imply that all of those issues were occurring in the same conflict. I was simply trying to provide a solution or a path that we could follow to find a resolution to them. Why not try a demilitarized or neutral zone in international waters? This war is being fought somewhere and surely we can declare that a demilitarized zone."

[Skaitsya]

"Declare what you wish, but that doesn't mean people will listen. Taziristan isn't going to back down now, not after losing so many of it's sons. They want to completely crush the KUN and ensure it never rises again. While I think the KUN's previous actions were disgusting and outrageous, it most certainly does not justify a war of this scale, if a war at all. I feel that if Taziristan won't listen then sanctions will be needed. Those sanctions will need to be enforced in at least some areas, such as arms manufacturing." she sighed when she said those last words, Taziristan was a major buyer of Skaijekä small arms. However, if she was to win the support of the League it must be done. She took in a deep breath and continued. "If sanctions won't work, then Taziristan will have to be brought back into line another way. They had no right attacking the KUN. The fact that we have fought over eight conflicts with the KUN in the past and yet even we say that this invasion is unacceptable must mean something."

Lijaka tapped her fingers on the desk. She licked her lips. Then she decided it was a good idea. "If I may speak with the Bhikkustani delegate in private please?"

[Taziristan]

"No right to attack the KUN, eh? I'll make sure I tell your soldiers that."

[Skaitsya]

Lijaka stared at Eser coldly. "If I may speak with you for a moment? Our business can wait, Bhikkustani."

[Atnaia]

Barbury hid a chuckle as a cough. If this went any more perfectly, I'd be concerned I was dreaming, he thought.

He stroked his chin.

"I didn't mean to imply that all of those issues were occurring in the same conflict. I was simply trying to provide a solution or a path that we could follow to find a resolution to them. Why not try a demilitarized or neutral zone in international waters? This war is being fought somewhere and surely we can declare that a demilitarized zone."

"How, might I ask, do you intend to enforce a demilitarized zone in the middle of the sea. We can't exactly build fences around the area. and demilitarized means nobody gets to send their militaries into that area. There's enough pirate problems in the Mesder without giving them a multi-kilometer nautical haven to dance around in with impunity.

"The war is being fought in the entirety of the Kingdom of Upper Norseland. All of it. You intend to attempt to demilitarize an entire country? Especially one CURRENTLY facing invasion? And one with a warrior culture? Please. Before speaking up, educate yourself on the issue at hand."

Barbury shifted. "What we need is immediate and firm action, not pussy-footing around. What form that action takes is up to the League to discuss, but I would recommend we act in a promethean fashion...with some foresight. That means trying to determine an action that doesn't lead to an unstable and eventually broken peace, as a tenuous and rushed peace treaty and DMZ would do, but action that will lead to long term change in the form of modernization and economic policies that encourage foudational stability in the aggressor nations. Both Taziristan and Upper Norseland need reform, not repression."

[Bhikkustan]

"Declare what you wish, but that doesn't mean people will listen. Taziristan isn't going to back down now, not after losing so many of it's sons. They want to completely crush the KUN and ensure it never rises again. While I think the KUN's previous actions were disgusting and outrageous, it most certainly does not justify a war of this scale, if a war at all. I feel that if Taziristan won't listen then sanctions will be needed. Those sanctions will need to be enforced in at least some areas, such as arms manufacturing." she sighed when she said those last words, Taziristan was a major buyer of Skaijekä small arms. However, if she was to win the support of the League it must be done. She took in a deep breath and continued. "If sanctions won't work, then Taziristan will have to be brought back into line another way. They had no right attacking the KUN. The fact that we have fought over eight conflicts with the KUN in the past and yet even we say that this invasion is unacceptable must mean something."

Lijaka tapped her fingers on the desk. She licked her lips. Then she decided it was a good idea. "If I may speak with the Bhikkustani delegate in private please?"

"Alright then,"

Thaksin stood up slowly and walked towards her.

[Polar Svalbard]

"Well we seemingly aren't going to get anywhere on the Taziristan issue yet, so we might as well deal with a more pressing issue. Would the delegates like to move to sending peacekeepers to Bhikkustan? It would seem that they have requested the League to send Peacekeepers."

[Athara Magarat]

Finally. "Yes, let us all form a peacekeeping mission in Bhikkustan." Ramesh spoke after hearing Stephanie say what he (and Athara Magarat) had long wanted to hear. "And of course, member nations of the League must not be compelled to send their soldiers as peacekeepers. The question is if nations will be allowed to send a separate peacekeeping force as well as the united League peacekeeping mission."

[Urazawa]

"My nation would most certainly send peacekeepers, thus I agree that we should move on, especially if the nation asked us."

[Taziristan]

"Why would any nation want a separate force from the league?"

[Atnaia]

"I know given the disdain you hold for this venerable institution that you could never understand, but sometimes matters get out of the range of control for a single nation and they see the need for a neutral and extra-governmental response," Barbury held his hands open in a proferring gesture. "That's why a nation may want to involve the League. We aren't just an organization of punishment."

[Taziristan]

"I believe you misunderstand me. I was simply wondering why the delegate from Athara Magarat would ever want to send a force that operated outside of the league into a nation that the league was operating in."

[Atnaia]

"In that case, I apologize for my misunderstanding," Barbury said, then turned to the representative from Athara Magarat. "I do have a question for you, however. Why do you seem so intent on making sure nothing you offer to the League compels anyone to act? It's in your statements, in your resolutions. What is the point of putting forth anything in this League, in joining this League, if we are not compelled to act on the majority agreements acted therein? We're left in a state where everyone gets to pick-and-choose what they like to do, which is ridiculous and counter-intuitive since it puts us all in the place we were before joining, making decisions based solely on our individualism. Like it or not, membership in the League is a compelling force that is meant to transcend individual national concerns in regards to regional peace. You either follow the agreements of the League and retain membership or accept nothing more than observer status and retain your individualism. There is a rescission of a certain level of sovereign freedom inherent in membership, and trying to avoid that by giving every member the freedom to pick and choose resolutions willy-nilly only serves to weaken the League's unity and thereby its power on the world stage."

[Perawin]

Ms. Gayle bowed her head. "I agree wholeheartedly, and think this applies for many nations here as well."