| GGA-ITA War | |
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| Date | October 15–22, 2008 |
| Casus belli | ITA member attacking GGA member |
| Result | ITA surrender |
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| Strength | |
| Nations: 468 Total NS: 5,618,568 Nukes: 346 Average NS: 12,005 Score: 24.09 309,518 land |
Nations: 14 Total NS: 160,978 Nukes: 20 Average NS: 11,498 Score: 0.70 6,956 land |
The GGA declared war on ITA on October 15, 2008 after a member, wasupieboy, attacked an aligned GGA nation, Alpha Centri 4. Wasupieboy received aid from several alliances, noting that a $3 000 000 aid stated its reason was "TechDeal / WarAssistance" The GGA attempted to solve the problem diplomatically by asking ITA to expel wasupieboy from the alliance. The ITA claimed to do so, but they did not unmask wasupieboy from the ITA forums. After a week of negotiations, war was declared by the GGA. Wasupieboy has asked for reparations from the GGA for declaring war on him.
Controversy
There is much debate over whether the GGA should have attacked the ITA. The GGA feel that the ITA is complicit in failing to punish wasupieboy properly for his aggression, and believe that even their comparatively small size does not excuse them, especially as they've existed too long to chalk their slight up to inexperience. The ITA and critics, however, say that the GGA did not adequately pursue a diplomatic solution, especially over what could easily have been a simple mistake, and some have gone on to accuse the GGA of bullying the ITA, seeing the tiny alliance as an easy source of tech and other resources.