NEW MACROSS DEFENCE INSTITUTE - GENESIS : GLOBAL CIVIL WAR Part 05
The first real blow to unification campaign occurs in September 2001 CE. Al-Qaeda, an international terrorist group hijacks several passenger planes & launches suicide missions by strategically crashing the planes into World Trade Center in New York & US military nerve center in Pentagon, marking the second successful surgical strike on US soil by foreign aggressor following Pearl Harbor incident in World War II. The American answer is swift, effectively declaring a state of war against global terrorism. Coalition forces, swiftly overrun Afghanistan that long a hotbed for terrorist training centers. Unfortunately, US conveniently ignore the Middle East crisis that undermines the unification process, & situation is fast becoming toxic between Palestinians & Israelis.
However, the war on terrorism is taking a new scope. Under charges of harboring weapons of mass destruction - Iraq - its economy ravaged by decade-long sanctions imposes by UN post 1st Gulf War - (a decade-old nemesis of the USA), is a natural target. US launch its next phase of war on Iraq the following year despite going against international protests & uproars. US & UK go ahead of invading Iraq without UN Security Council approval, effectively alienating their key NATO allies (i.e Germany, France) & incurring the wrath of Muslim nations. Coalition forces, headed by US conquer Iraq with easy victory, but the damage is done as the international community, begin to have doubts over unification movement under UN following US unilateral actions. Ironically, it is US proposal to push for globalization programmes through international consensus, only to be undermined later by its actions.
After less than stellar performance done by US forces in management of post-war Iraq (compounds by lack of sufficient evidence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction), while turning a blind eye towards Palestinian cause, the situation in Middle East degenerates at frighteningly fast rate as US forces can no longer contain Iraqis insurgencies & US civilians through out Middle East fast becoming tempting targets for terrorist cells. Unable to extricate itself from the mess it creates, the once proud US administration later tries to make amends with its allies & international nations by cooperating with UN in Iraq's post war management. UNDF units are sent into Iraq & integrate with reduced number of coalition forces stationed there. Follow by ever increased violence between Palestine & Israel, UN later dispatches a large UNDF ground force to Jerusalem, which is later put under the jurisdiction of UN, depriving both Israelis & Palestinian a source over their dispute. Under the guidance of UN, a new democratic Iraq is set-up; follow soon with the independence of Palestine state. UNDF later on oversees the relocation of civilians involve in SDF-1 rebuilding programme, upon which later springs up a local city on the South Ataria island, which has being renamed to Macross island.
However, following US unilateral actions over Iraq, anti-unification movements begin increasingly vocal in their opposition towards unified world governance. This is evident with the setting up of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a military alliance set up by China, Russia & several former USSR republics. SCO clearly outlining terrorism & new imperialists forces that threatens its member states sovereignty, which thinly veiled against UN, in extension, which includes its NATO allies & US.
Despite US previous action during Iraqi crises, ironically US armed forces later play a big role in UNDF (especially in UN Navy, UN Air Force), eventually all UNDF structures are patterned along its US counterparts. UN General Assembly later that year is dissolved, in its place a new governing body - UN Governing Council - is set up. This body will ultimately provide the blueprint & ultimately evolve into United Nations of Earth Government
