Solid Knight wrote:I thought NATO forces were trying to stop them from blowing up the ocean.
)The Global Defence Initiative is a UN controlled counter terrorist task force publicly founded in 1995 following a botched assasination attempt by its forerunner Special Operations Group Echo: Black Ops 9, with a history running back to the aftermath of The Great World War 2.Flanker15 wrote:Who are the the MEC, they are the MEC duh!
It's like asking who are the GDI?
Over the course of its existance its primary missions have consisted of studying and containing Tiberium and enguaging the Brotherhood of Nod in a series of bloody conflicts known as the Tiberium Wars.The Global Defense Initiative was founded to enforce the United Nations Global Defense Act and uphold the ideals as outlined in the United Nations Charter.
<3 Hitchhikers Guide.No no no, my commanding officer swore blind that the entire planet was in imminent danger of being eaten by an enormous star goat...
(sorry for the completely random reference to something else entirely )
Who says that the governments of countries like Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and Syria will be the same in the "near future" that PR/BF2 is set in? The kings of the Saudis and Jordan might have been toppled by anti-American groups and so on. The way a country is ruled might change in just one year. Just compare the Shahs pre-revolutionary Iran with what the country turned into under Khomeini.Kruder wrote:Well all of the storyline is bs but they are definitely arabs,cause they speak arabic.They cant be persians because generally they dont like each other,dont mean it racially,like both states of sides have conflicting interests.Second,Suudi Arabia,Jordan,Qwait,Egypt are all important allies for USA and essential for the US presence in the area,so we can rule them out.As long as petrodollar goes on,we can also be sure that Suudi Arabia will stay as #2 ally for USA in middleeast after ISrael(or US being an ally for Israel eheh).After we ruled mentioned states out,there is Syria Libya Qatar,Algeria UAE,since Syria and Iran are crucial allies,we can rule Syria out too,so we have UAE,Algeria and Libya.Well not realistic but my analysis is less bs than EA's anyway.
MEC is to represent any country having a conflict with US interests,30 years ago it was Egypt now it is Syria and Iran who knows who'll they represent 30 years later,Pakistan maybe.But i believe EA/dice had Syria+Iran in mind.
Anyway since in bf2 we have USA invading deep territory in China(and UK in the mod) while fighting against some rogue states in Middle East,its also kind of useless to debate in the first place.
Cobhris wrote:Origins of the MEC:
Following the global recession and the collapse of the high oil prices that brought wealth and prosperity to petrostates, the Middle East was plagued with political unrest. In Saudi Arabia, an Arabian nationalist group was growing in strength and already had gained control of several major cities. Similar uprisings were taking place in other Middle East nations. Seeing an opportunity to spread its influence even further, Iran provides military and monetary support to the rebel armies. Accusing their leaders of coddling the West and failing their people, the rebel groups gain widespread support.
By 2011, the face of the Middle East was transformed completely. In the former Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (now the Islamic Socialist Republic of Arabia), King Abdullah is dead, killed by rebel forces, the Saudi family has fled the country, and a new regime has taken control. Across the region, moderate, Western-friendly governments are toppled or are forced to concede to rebel demands, that include new controls on the sale of oil, designed to force prices back up and get the money flowing again.
In November 2011, with the new governments asserting their authority in their respective nations, Iran and Arabia agree on a proposal to form a union of Middle Eastern nations, with the official goal of uniting the long fragmented and downtrodden peoples of the region. The union initially consists of only Iran, Arabia, Syria, and Libya, but it is soon joined by all nations in the area excluding Israel and Iraq. The Middle Eastern Coalition now stands as the first complete unification of the area in nearly a millennium, though as it builds up its military and pressures the government of Iraq, its intentions are increasingly unclear. Though the MEC has yet (at this point) to engage in any military action, its rapidly strengthening military arm and nuclear arsenal (created from the programs of Pakistan and Iran) are worrisome to the US and several UN countries, though China and Russia both express their doubts that any plans for aggression exist.
[R-DEV]Jaymz wrote:
I dub thee, author of the PR Storyline!
Aren't ALL nations UN nations?its rapidly strengthening military arm and nuclear arsenal (created from the programs of Pakistan and Iran) are worrisome to the US and several UN countries, though China and Russia both express their doubts that any plans for aggression exist.
You mean NATO, right? 
Probably would be best if I said UN Security Council. Namely USA, UK, Germany (assuming at this point the G4 nations have received permanent membership), and possibly India (as they may see the rapidly arming MEC as tipping the balance of power between Pakistan and India in favor of the former).McLuv wrote:Hehe, just need to change this part:
Aren't ALL nations UN nations?
What happened to Suudi Arabia's f-15s,apache's,abram's,Humvee's,c-130's,AWACS,Tornado's?(not a few,they have a large number of these mentioned).Have you ever looked for what equipment S.Arabia army uses,all of them are NATO equipment,and most advanced ones i might sayCobhris wrote:Origins of the MEC:
Following the global recession and the collapse of the high oil prices that brought wealth and prosperity to petrostates, the Middle East was plagued with political unrest. In Saudi Arabia, an Arabian nationalist group was growing in strength and already had gained control of several major cities. Similar uprisings were taking place in other Middle East nations. Seeing an opportunity to spread its influence even further, Iran provides military and monetary support to the rebel armies. Accusing their leaders of coddling the West and failing their people, the rebel groups gain widespread support.
By 2011, the face of the Middle East was transformed completely. In the former Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (now the Islamic Socialist Republic of Arabia), King Abdullah is dead, killed by rebel forces, the Saudi family has fled the country, and a new regime has taken control. Across the region, moderate, Western-friendly governments are toppled or are forced to concede to rebel demands, that include new controls on the sale of oil, designed to force prices back up and get the money flowing again.
.So they switched back to outdated russian equipment in 2 years??