Lord Mountbatten wasn't happy about the failure of his proposed expansion of the Defense of the Realm act, but he was well aware that you couldn't win everything. Fortunately, he didn't lose much of his standing in the House of Lords, and his voice still carried weight. He even managed to win a few small victories since then, mostly on less prominent, but still important issues, such as balancing between funding the military and funding other government services. Something new had been weighing on Lord Mountbatten's mind lately. He stood to address the House of Lords.
"My Lords, I'm sure that all of you have read over the MoD's report about the Corsair's new tactics, and their recent strikes against targets here in the New London system. How did the Corsairs manage to get support for sustained attacks so far from any of their bases? Who, in all of Bretonia, tolerates Corsairs for any reason?
The answer, My Lords, is simple. The Junkers. According to the MoD's report, that Corsair strike force was based out of Trafalgar Base, right here in the heart of Bretonia! This is not an isolated incident, either. For years, enemies of the Crown have been finding safe haven with the Junkers on Trafalgar Base.
Why have we continued to tolerate these criminals for so long? For what reason do we allow our enemies to have a safe port in the very heart of Her Majesty's capital system? We've even gone so far as to trade with the Junkers for supplies, so they can maintain their den of villany!
I say we put a stop to this idiocy immediately. I feel that we should begin a full embargo against all Junker ships in Bretonian space, followed by a complete expulsion of all Junkers from Bretonia, including the abandonment of Trafalgar Base. These attacks on what should be the safest place in Sirius will stop, if we have the will to stop them.
My Lords, do not allow these criminals to continue to endanger Bretonia's citizens. Approve my proposal, and we can win back some measure of security against those who would endanger it.
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