Libya hijacked an American passenger plane and made a mess of things, so I started brow beating them. I blocked trade, sold weapons to rebels, and constantly condemned them. My effectiveness eventually dropped to 30% due to all the times they condemned me. I found that if you enter the war room for a hostile country, you automatically negotiate with surrounding countries for a place to station your troops along that border. Even if you can't find a place, military tension in the region will rise greatly, and can be used to bug stubborn countries.
When I was bullying Iraq out of invading Saudi Arabia, I performed probably 20 or more surgical strikes on them, but it killed my ethics and raised ambition... I need a good way to repair ethics and raise effectiveness.
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