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paranoidmelon Great to meet you Mr. President. Glad you could find the time out of your busy schedule and do this interview.
Vladimir np brah, nuts on the road, nim-nim-nim paranoidmelon Your presidency is about half over, do you think you've improved the US in any form? And how?
Vladimir More like 25%, and yes. I made a little list in my last article about the war on Mexico and Ciia's crimes against humanity, but really, my primary accomplishment thus far has been to keep things rolling. Making arrangements beforehand to ensure the success of this Mexican campaign has also been no small task. paranoidmelon How do you think your legacy will be compared to the former presidents? And more specifically the most recent former president ,Asuka Langley Soryu?
Vladimir I myself have a difficult time remembering presidents and their specific accomplishments. Go back more than a year, and there's a good chance they've gone inactive or nobody even knows who they are anymore. That said, I'd like to think I already had something of a legacy prior to taking this job, but it would be nice to be known as the only president to not have a Mexican campaign blow up in his face. paranoidmelon Going back to the campaign trail the election ended up neck and neck and you beat the former president only by a handful of votes. Do you think Asuka's failing in the Ireland war cost him that victory? Or do you think people just wanted change? other?
Vladimir Well, given that Asuka had publicly stated both his support for me and his desire to take a break in the country shouts, it was rather disheartening how close the race ended up being. If he and I had not both voted for me, the result would likely have been flipped. Still, let that close result be a testament to his skill as a statesman.
Also, the Ireland war was intended specifically as a distraction for Spain and Portugal while Sweden attack France. Since we achieved victory in that conflict (resulting in the people of France electing a new president), it is not unreasonable to conclude that the Ireland war was also successful.
paranoidmelon Speaking of possible failures, I find the war with Mexico to be very similar to the war in Ireland. It just has yet to come to fruition. Do you think the risk of opening up ACTUAL American land to possible counter attack is worth the , small economic/morale/territory gains?
Vladimir Mexico has always been a threat to the USA, and will likely remain so for quite some time. The contingency of a substantial Mexican counter-attack was considered, but not viewed as even remotely possible at this juncture. We'll see what surprises time has in store for us and hopefully make sound decisions once we get there. paranoidmelon More specifically, once you remove the weak buffer state and have a border with Spain/Portugal wouldn't we be at more of a risk than when we opened up our occupied Canadian territory?
Vladimir Well, we already have a border with Spain in Gulf of Mexico. Any gains in Mexico that expose us to dangerous new borders can be sacrificed in RWs that return the buffer between ourselves and the threat. Effective use of this strategy can make an offensive against us through Mexico expensive and intractable.
It's worth mentioning that we are not currently hostile with SpT. We're both better off ignoring each other and pursuing other avenues at the moment.
paranoidmelon As most of our readers know we are in the servers largest alliance and most powerful. It's almost disgusting of how unfair an advantage we have. But a lion share of that strength is just pure Polish muscle. Is there any chance for a peaceful resolution with all existing wars? Return to the Monroe Doctrine maybe?
Vladimir I wouldn't call our advantage disgusting. That adjective only starts to apply once you get >50% of daily damage. And as much as I dig a pacifist philosophy IRL, this is a war game. Every single thing one can do in this game always comes back around to war.
As for ignoring Europe/Asia, that would probably blow up in our face if we tried it. Mainly, we wouldn't have much to do. More importantly, ignoring elements in a larger system is only practical if you can afford to do so, and we just don't have the muscle. If we had Poland's numbers, countries/alliances would be much more keen to leave us alone, but as it stands, we'd be easy pickings out here alone with CA/MX.
paranoidmelon Do you see yourself running for president again?
Vladimir Perhaps. Ask me again once we're near the end of my term and we'll see how I feel. paranoidmelon Finally, very recently the Narwhal Consortium has become the fastest growing party. Within a months time they went from 1 member to 12. From 0 congressman to 1. Doing this while still being ranked 6th. Do you see the political arena changing? Or do you see this as more as a effort with little long term gains?
Vladimir It's good to have fresh blood with a purpose, but keep in mind that one of the best features of the USA is our relative lack of internal conflict. Perhaps the spiciest rivalry we've ever had has simply resulted in more American damage. (TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN TOP GUN) paranoidmelon Thank you Mr. President for your time. I hope Mrs. Vladimir wasn't kept too long.
Vladimir The virtual First Lady appreciates your brevity. We have a music career to pursue: http://youtu.be/lp_PIjc2ga4 
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