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Originally Posted by Znozzy
1. don't think it was up to her to decide, not to mention the treaty wasnt officially signed until after she was Kira-napped
2. Against the coordinators
3. They didn't, they left ORB on the AA before the treaty was official.
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1. Well, she never even brought it up, which means it was not expected as a requirement of joining the EA.
2. Coordinators who are living in PLANTs/working for ZAFT.
3. Oh, right.
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Originally Posted by Haak
Yes but still. The way they acted with it seemed very much like something they knew was going against their principles, and that principle in question was their ideals.
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Of course, because it was.
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Talking about how they could have is just even more annoying to me, because that's what I would have want to have happened.
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Oh, okay.
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My whole point was that it was out of character...
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Not really. The events in SEED had forced them to reevaluate what's really important for Orb.
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And neutrality is justification for that. Because they are neutral, they can justify their non-aggression and justify their right as a sovereign nation.
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Neutrality is not a required justification for the other two.
For example, Orb could still choose not to invade other countries and not allow other countries to invade it while taking a side. They can do this by supporting the war effort of one side by providing resources and materials but not taking part in any actual battle unless the other side choose to attack Orb.
The reverse is also true:
Orb could be an imperialistic nation but remains neutral to the conflicts of other nations whose territories it has no interests in acquiring.
Thus, while neutrality is one of the three principles, it is not the core. All three share equal importance and together make up Orb's ideals.
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Even if everyone had fought to he last man
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They didn't even have to do that.
If they had surrendered like Japan did in WW2, only after the USA showed it had the means and the resolve to use devastating weapons to which Japan had nothing to counter with, then fine.
But that's not the case here. Freedom and Justice were capable of dealing with the three AF Gundams.
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That aside, what sort of fundamental change would you be expecting if those ideals were fundamental and the Earth Alliance had still managed to invade?
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The kind that changes the relationship between the government and its people.