Should we pursue an agressive campaign against China?

Last turn chat China agreed on a military alliance with Iroquois and declared war on us. They pose little threat themselves, since they are small and somewhere between riflemen and infantry. However, they have powerful friends, via MPP with the Zulu.

If we pursue an aggressive war and make a single attack on Chinese soil, that will pull the Zulu on their side. If we keep all our forces on our territory, the Zulu will not come to their aid via MPP.

If we pursue an aggressive war but make an alliance or MPP with the Zulu first, we may draw the Zulu on our side but would be bound to a 20 turn war (or as long as the Zulu maintain the war) since we must honour our agreement.

Should we pursue an aggressive war?

This poll will be used to guide our forces in the next turn chat.

I don't think we have anything to gain by attacking China. If we attack them on their soil, the Zulus will declare war on us via MPP and I definitely don't want to fight them while also fighting China and the Iroquois. Any deal we make by MPP or Alliance could pin us to a 20 turn war, should our target last that long. In any case, we are a democracy and already at war with our full resources needed to attack the Iroquois. War weariness is inevitable in a long war and I feel we are better off staying out of this one.

If the MPP between China and Zulu crumbles, I have no problems attacking them enough to end the war, but I feel we're delaying our SS or cultural victory and even risking it.

China is no threat, merely a nuisance. We must, of course, defend our soil against them, but it would be senseless to attack them directly and drag the Zulu into a war against us.

All we are saying is give peace a chance.

Let's end these wars not widen the conflict. We have no quarrel with the Zulus so let's not drag them into this. China declared war on us to get some gold from Hiawatha. Big deal. Let's patrol our borders and shoot any Chinese who cross into Phoenatica and leave it at that.

China has 4 cities. I don't think any war with them would last more than a few turns, since they are so small and have no colonies. Thus, being bounded by a 20 turn war doesn't seem as bad as it usually does.

I am also voting 'no' for the time being. However, if China loses their MPP with the Zulu, I wouldn't waste any time making them a part of history.

We should take an agressive campaign. It wouldn't take long to take them out. I am only in favor of an agressive strategy if we get the Zulu on our side, before they ttack us with the MMP.