>Also, as I read this thread, and after I read Redneck's post answering
>questions, the IDS is really starting to remind me of the CFMF... It
>was founded for kind of a limited purpose (win a civil war/allow Utena
>to carry her blade), but grew by its own dynamic power. But maybe
>it's just me drawing odd parallels.
>

I disagree with you... I'm surprised Kris hasn't disagreed with you yet, either. The Freespacers were NOT just founded to help with the Zardon civil war. Rather, Kris saw an injustice that the WDF legaly could not become involved in. He saw a need for a people of no-nation, who could come to the aid of underdogs who might be on the wrong side of the political fence, who could come in and aid in situations where the WDF could not.

Rather like the fact that while the Salusian coup was on, and the counter-coup, the WDF as a whole sat it out... it had to. OF course, there was nothing stoping several senior officers from taking a bit of well earned leave. What they did on that leave was, of course, no-body's business but their own.

In fact, if this holds true in any-way, its that while both the IDF and CFMF were created to serve a specific need, they've both gone on to become much more than thier origins. In that, I will agree. That the CFMF or the IDF were totaly created as shams, I don't.

I will agree that the IDF isn't living up to its billing ON SCREEN yet, but that's all I'M willing to admit.

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