User blog comment:Pacificus Viridis/Gaul Rising/@comment-32656-20120330073102/@comment-32656-20120407044256

There is major difference between decisions that are "bad" and ones that are "nuts."

If they were to do this, it would cost them a large amount of popular support, both with civilians and the military. Something that in this situation, would be extremely damaging to his attempts to stay independent.