Dauntless wrote:With the GA being responsible for the removal of OFS then they have at the least a small measure of moral responsibility to make up for their absence militarily until the locals can do it themselves.
Now how big a presence is actually needed is a much tricker subject, but probably nothing heavier than an Avalon CL or whatever replaces the Wolfhound (Wolfhound is a stripped to the bone warfighter as shown in Saltash?, they really aren't capable of much in the way of boarding actions, etc). Maybe some Sag-Cs if the pirates are rouge SLN with BCs.
There are two issues: piracy and corporations that are partnered with the ruling party without regard to the general welfare.
For piracy, then there is a clear responsibility; but what if the systems are too far from any Grand Alliance member? For instance if it happens on the other side of the League. I suggest that at some point, the GA will allow the reformed SLN to restart anti-piracy patrols; just as they are now acting against the vestiges of the slave trade.
However for the second issue, does the GA have the responsibility to root out corruption in the Verge?
PS: Have the protectorates been released back into the Verge by the demands that Honor made? Or will this accelerate their acceptance into the League?