Court of the Caliph: BC Hotseat Council Thread

[Askthepizzaguy]

Having said many things of late, and not wishing to monopolize the discussion, the Turkish ambassador sends a written statement to all council members:

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You will hear our responses to the Caliph and King Baldwin at some future point.

In the meantime, I wish to clarify to all Coalition member states, friendly states, bilateral allies, and neutral parties, that although the Turkish Sultan is the Supreme Commander of Coalition forces, he will not drag the rest of you into a war that he (technically.... and ONLY technically) started with Jerusalem. Does this assuage your concerns, my Hindu friend? (directed towards the Rajput ambassador)

Indeed he's asking for a cease-fire now, but there will be no conditions to that cease fire. He does not ask his allies to attack Rome or Jerusalem, because they are under no obligation to do so. Indeed, any support received by this state from others is purely voluntary.

The Coalition is not a pawn of the Turks. Everyone here voted to join, voluntarily, and supports Turkish aims only if they are honourable and justifiable. If we are indeed on the wrong side of justice, surely my allies will not let their reputations be dragged through the mud by associating themselves with me. They will condemn my actions here, and now.

Let me hear your condemnations, if you feel I deserve them. As my friends, I value your opinions most of all.

But the Rajput ambassador is right, I think. The actions of Jerusalem here have been the aggressive ones. Their claims to Armenia are not recognized by any state other than the Roman Empire. They also abandoned the lands that they killed so many people to claim, leaving the people there without Armenian soldiers to defend them, or indeed any soldiers of any kind. The Armenian people are glad it is Turkish "arms" (huntsmen) who have liberated them, rather than some group of rogues and cutthroats like the Romans.

The Turks have acted unilaterally in defense of Armenia, and I cannot expect the Coalition to back me. They do so only if they feel I am on the side of justice, and they will do it without orders from the Commander of the Allies.