[quote=@souleaterfan320]
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I will admit, you always seem to put your best foot forward with the EDB. But sometimes you think a little bit [i]too[/i] much into it. The other governments aren't focused on us, and shinji's working a deal with the IA to establish trade routes between us and them, establish a good will. That'll work in our favor if we ever need a little extra firepower.
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Voting power, not trade power is the problem.