ELECTION: Minister of Defense

[mapfi]

This poll will be open for 5 days, till January 20th, approximately 7:15pm GMT

We have two candidate, Maquiladora and Turambar.

nomination thread

[H Tower]

i'll wait for some campaigning here.

What do you think our policy towrds the Austrians should be?

[centrifuge]

I've played against Maq enough in CTP1 PBEM (and got my but kicked around enough )to know that he'd do a good job at keeping our borders defended :b ...so there's my vote

[Turambar]

Vote For Turambar!

What do you think our policy towrds the Austrians should be?

I think that for the moment we should act friendly towards them in order to get their map from them. Once we have that we can continue to build up our forces and wipe them off the map as soon as we are able.

At the moment though getting their map is a must.

If I am elected then I promise to follow the will of the citizens of Lemuria and work closely with the Minister of Diplomacy when dealing with other nations.

If elected I will also found the "Lemurian War Acadamy" where citizens of Lemuria can create and discuss plans regarding forthcoming military operations before they are polled to get the apporval of the general public.

And finally remember, that each vote for Turambar is a nail in the coffin of our enemies!

[Maquiladora]

Spoiler:

Thanks Cen

My policy is to defend our borders by all means available and unavailable. How can we achieve this? By establishing labour order in the workshops, by employing all the workers needed, by strengthening and enlarging the equipment, by precise checking on productivity, and above all by a proper use of this equipment in battle.

We are stronger than we were. And we are growing stronger with every hour. Sound, harmonious work is going on all along the front. Not a single hour must be lost, and not a single hour will be lost. And today we feel more capable than ever before of dealing the first blow.

So it has come to this, my policy has and will always be, a preemptive strike on the Austrian heartland. If we delay our military build up? Then we fail. We cannont keep waiting, army discipline is still lacking in our units, especially the more backward ones. Fighting takes place in a disordered, unsystematic and often aimless and senseless way. Men fight not because it is necessary to fight but because they have swords in their hands and shields on their arms. They fight not because they see the enemy but because they are afraid of him. When my task has been accomplished, no warrior will ever find himself short of courage, and the Lemurian Army will really become invincible!

[J Bytheway]

I vote Turambar - just to give everyone a chance, and provide variation .

[Turambar]

So it has come to this, my policy has and will always be, a preemptive strike on the Austrian heartland. If we delay our military build up? Then we fail.

Austria has a larger military and a larger number of cities than us. Attacking now could all but destroy us if it went wrong and maybe even if it went right.

We currently only have two warriors! They have at least double that and before long hordes of barbarians will be coming to sack our only city.

We must build up our forces to ensure the defense of our homland and make sure that when we strike we strike with speed and power to cripple and eventually destroy the Austrians!

[Locutus]

I vote for Turambar as he is a voice of reason and wisdom compared to the warmongerish propaganda of Maquiladora. Although he is a brave warrior, Maq's plan for a preemptive strike are premature, it will get us all killed!

[Maquiladora]

The Austrians wont listen to reasoning, if we wait any longer and "defend" only, we will die on our knees! Yes we are smaller and have an inferior army but if we strike with precision they will fall from within!

[Turambar]

Far too much could go wrong if we send all our forces (both warriors) against the Austrians now.

The fact is we know so little about the world we're in. Whilst our army is off fighting the Austrians our capital is left undefended!

New enemies could come from North, South or East without us having much or any warning and take our only undefended city!

We must bide our time, get their map, build our forces, and discover more of the world around us before any rash decisions are made!

Austria will fall but we must first prepare!

[Maquiladora]

I never said send the army we have now to fight, i said build up and attack as soon as possible. I said we must not delay the build up, some have suggested building Wonders etc but troops is what we need (after a second settler) If we defend too long then we've already lost...

[Turambar]

If we defend too long then we've already lost...

If we have no defense then we loose. It's not a case of either defend or attack. We can and must be able to do both.

When we attack Austria our homeland must be secure from any other attacks.

[Frozzy]

Sorry Maq, I just don't like your policy

[Maquiladora]

If we delay our military build up? Then we fail.

...does not mean attack as soon as possible. It means build up troops as soon as possible, theres a difference

[Maquiladora]

Originally posted by Frozzy
Sorry Maq, I just don't like your policy

Actually my policy is identical to Turambar's, except he wants to defend when we've built up the military, and i want to put it to use.