In general, Jeph Antilles of the JMC stayed clear of the public discussions of the military build up versus draw down arguments... but it is known he did a private business tour of several key settlements around the times that the discussions were occurring... and rather less known that he had some reasonable (and occasionally unreasonable enough to be shouting matches) private discussions with certain SMOFs at those settlements regarding what various JMC captains had been hearing in bars and arcades related to uneasiness among the general Fen regarding the current military hardware stockpiles.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor