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.
Politics is not about ideals.
It's about reality.
In der Politik geht’s nicht um Ideale.
Es geht um die Realität.
La política no es sobre ideales.
Es sobre la realidad.
La política no es sobre ideales.
Es sobre realidad.
La politique, c’est la réalité.
Pas les idéaux.
Política não se trata de ideais, 
se trata de realidade.