Quicksand (Part 1 of 4)

Quicksand (Part 1 of 4)

Channel War 2003 Campaign

EC2000 Battle for the Norwegian Sea

France never truly recovered from the Iberian conflict of August 1996. It never again fully trusted its European neighbors, although it participated alongside them in the conflicts that followed with Bangladesh, India and the New Soviet Confederation (NSC). With the US and NSC effectively removed from participation as a major players on the world stage, the EU was was the only remaining "superpower". Rivalries grew between its members in mid 2002, especially between France and the UK, and France officially withdrew from the EU later that year. On the surface, it appeared the disagreement was being

fueled by the commonly held belief that France was failing to abide by the spirit of the 1998 Code of Conduct on foreign arms sales, but some believed the dispute had much deeper roots. By February 2003, the UK and France were battling each other with economic sanctions and embargoes, and each stepped onto the slippery slope to war once more. (Released July 2000).