Taking out the Barbary States - good idea?

[Polemists]

You have 3 approaches as others have stated.


1.You can go to war with them, but Morocco will most likely join them so you will be bogged down for 5-10 years and you try to go about gathering a army and attacking both Barbary and Morocco. If you conquer and Morocco you own a very wealth strip of trade from Morocco to Barbary, also you don't have to worry about Morrocan pirates blocking trade routes. The downside if there is one is that yes you are in the med now.

2. You can trade them. Spain will give you islands in the Carribean or just about anything (Even New Mexico and Sarinda for Morocco. France will probably give you lower louisana and a island for the holdings. The dutch will give you Ceylon if you have any interest in India.

3. If you just leave them be nothing will happen really. It's rare they sail outside the Med. Despite the large navies they have. It's far more likely you and Sweden will be going at it.

[Gaiseric]

Better bring a missionary and some good garrison troops. These regions will probably have to be exempted from taxes for a few turns untill the occupation revolt risk dies down and untill you gain some converts.

I was going to try this idea myself as Sweden. Take over Morocco and The Barbary States, and then gain a base to attack all the other nations in this area. 4+ regions for easy taking$$$.