To: President Johannes von Bamburg, Republic of Saatland Subject: Salutations From:State Department, URC Date: Salutations Your Excellency, I hope that this message finds you well and your people safe from the horrors of the ongoing civil conflict that grips your wider nation. My name is Oliver Kenway and I am the President of the United Republic, a democratic government not terribly dissimilar to the one you are so valiantly fighting for at this very moment. I write to you today both as an admirer and as a friend though we have never met or indeed interacted with one another before this message. I have watched and observed as you and indeed all your countrymen have attempted to forge your own little piece of liberty from the fires civil war with both dignity and honor and I must admit it has moved me greatly. Our United Republic while not necessarily formed in the uniquely horrible crucible of civil war, has had to weather storms of conflict in order to secure liberty and freedom for all who live under it's banner of protection and it is this same feeling which I am sure you feel as strongly as I do, that forms the very foundation of our duty to both our nation and to others in similar struggles. Democracy is not easy. Tyranny and autocracy are easy. It is easy because the call to impose the will of the strong upon the weak is as natural to mankind as life itself, it is one of our most primitive and basic instinct. This is what makes our system of government the noblest task known to humanity because it goes contrary to everything we as a species have learned up until the invention of civilization. I feel it is my duty to not only safeguard the liberties and freedoms of my own people but to nourish the spark of hope that exists in the hearts of all men and women who wish to be free, to live and to die free and that are willing to risk their very existence in that struggle. So I would like to offer my hand in friendship, and say that it is my hope that we can stand in solidarity against the enemies of liberty and freedom. Should you require it; small arms and supplies will be placed at your disposal and the brave Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit will be placed at your disposal to be used to train and support your fight for independence. I would also like to establish a diplomatic mission in your capital to foster greater relations between our two peoples in the interest of unifying all people under the banner of liberty and equality for all. Sincerely, United Republic of Ord Caprica United Republic State Department |