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Issue 469 - Shoot To Earn

The Issue

With the smoke clearing in war-torn Tasmania, the international community has begun discussing a peacekeeping effort. As your neighbors in The Quantum Sea have started logistical preparations, Digital-Monsters has now been called upon to contribute.

The Debate

  • “The truth is we’re not capable of contributing to a peacekeeping effort, as of today,” states your top military advisor Cornelius Rhodes, while polishing his only medal. “That would require a substantial reorganization of our forces for international peacekeeping. Give me the time and the means to build up a modern army, and I’ll have Tasmania off the map in no time! Uhm, I mean I’ll keep the peace in no time, or... Whatever, just give me the money.”

  • “I can think of a thousand reasons why rebuilding the army is a bad idea,” says Nelson Yew, a prudent young adviser from the Ministry of Finance. “But you really only need the one: the expense! And for what? Tasmania? In two years they’ll just have another civil war. If you absolutely must polish our reputation, throw some aid money their way. Not a lot, mind you, but just enough to get those do-gooders off our backs.”

  • “You know, there’s another way to get boots on the ground,” says Jill Eliot, a Maxtopian mercenary calling from a shaky mobile connection while rinsing today’s war crimes out of her khakis. “My civilian contractors are highly trained and disciplined men and women - well, they’re highly trained - ready to supply logistics, transport and security. We can easily supply foreigners to help keep the peace for you, and it saves you the discomfort of having Digital-Monstersian soldiers die in far-flung corners of the world.”

Option 1 was chosen.

The Talking Point

The newly revamped army is so eager for action that it has trouble keeping the peace.

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