[Straight Vermonter]

I had a political science teacher who said that mobilizing an army was so expensive that leaders felt once it was done they HAD to fight. Seems we are in, at least, the initial stages of mobilization.

[xzins]

I had a political science teacher who said that mobilizing an army was so expensive

While true we do it regularly for training purposes. The only way to learn to ship an army when you MUST is to actually practice doing it when it isn't necessary. There is also the old military tactic known as a "show of force." Sometimes that will achieve your ends.

[1Old Pro]

mobilizing an army was so expensive that leaders felt once it was done they HAD to fight.

Which is why the decision was made many months ago. We're go'in in.