The conflict continues to escalate as Earth Forces fleets encircle the ZAFT bases at Gibraltar and Carpentaria, and the PLANT Supreme Council decides to strike back in the name of self-defense. Despite her best intentions, Cagalli yields to her ministers' demands that Orb ally itself with the Atlantic Federation.
Pardon me for saying this,
but we already know that...
Verzeihung, aber das wissen wir …
Perdona por decir esto,
pero ya lo sabemos
Perdona que lo mencione,
pero ya lo sabemos
Veuillez pardonner mon impertinence,
Desculpe dizer, mas 
sabemos disso muito bem