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Written by Chuck Harrison on
Friday, 29 February 2008
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 Editorial: Why must Earth fight?
Chuck Harrison - Australian News Network
January 4, 2157
After nearly a century of relative peace on Earth and our solar system, the question of why Earth is fighting the Romulans has been raised by citizens throughout the planet and her colonies since Prime Minister Samuels declared war on December 21 last year.
The people who believe that going to war is not the solution to Romulan aggression, and who believe that Earth should have a 'live and let live' policy with Romulus must remember that the Romulans do not believe in letting other races live in peace and harmony. They believe in taking planets and space at their leisure no matter where the planets are and no matter what race is on that planet.
Some believe that Starfleet does not have sufficient strength to hold off the Romulans, it should be noted that Earth does not stand alone. When it comes to the defence of Earth and other human colonies, we share that responsibility with the Vulcans, Andorians, Tellarites, Coridanites, and many other Coalition worlds, defending not just Earth's colonies, but their territories as well.
Of one thing we can be assured, if Earth does nothing to halt Romulan aggression, they will be on our doorstep sooner rather than later. They will not stop their attacks until Earth surrenders in humiliation or, as is more likely, they will keep attacking until Earth and every colony, outpost, and ship is annihilated.
We, the people of Earth, should not bow to aggression or needless slaughter. Throughout our history we never bowed down to tyrants such as Adolf Hitler or Khan Singh on our own planet. We did not bow to the Xindi when they attacked our planet, killing seven million people, and we will not bow down to the Romulans who destroyed Salem One, who attacked the Columbia, and who devastated Proxima Colony.
That is why we fight: for the freedom of the human race and our allies.
This Dispatches from the Romulan War report was contributed by Aussie Trekkie.
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