When Brad finished his sentence Bob looked at Kris and got a small 'nod of approval' regarding what was just said.
Brad, I like what you say and yes, delicate issues will arise regardless of what we decide here today...
He looked at both comms messaged displayed on the screen before picking up his sentence...
...it seems that no matter what, us Zoners will always be in a 'damned if we do, damned if we don't' kinda situation. Especially when governments are involved.
Now I like the idea of denying docking rights to certain Liberty operatives yet I would not go as far as to deny docking rights to Liberty corporations altogether. Government, law-enforcement and military yes, private corporations not just yet...
He took a sip of his drink before he continued:
Also, it should be Bethlehem and Freeports only for now. Eventually we can go as far as denying docking rights to all Zoner installations by all Libertonians yet that sanction seems a bit too strong for this moment. And, gentlemen, don't get me wrong, we need a strong response yet should not overplay our hand at the very beginning. Especially when you factor in the possible issues which will certainly arise when we set things in motion.
Only one biggie comes to mind while I'm saying this...
As Liberty is in control of the docking ring at Erie. How are we going to get to and from the planet when Liberty decides to deny US docking rights? A humanitarian crisis could be a likely outcome where we as Zoners may be forced to submit in order to save the people on the planet. Despite the fact that there are many Libertonians living there, we've already seen that the government treats all those living on the planet as Zoners.
I suggest we discus the pro's and cons of whatever we may decide to do, but also, let's prepare the people on the planet and our stations before we go public with our decisions.
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it's still on the list...
