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.
But what a bold statement,
"to be deployed for self-defense purposes only"?
Hauptquartier der ZAFT-Truppen
Cuartel general de ZAFT
Cuartel general de ZAFT
QG DES FORCES DE ZAFT
Dizer que "só devem ser mobilizadas
 para defesa" é uma declaração ousada.