Xorrandor, it wouldn't be hard at all to toss together a time line. I'm not the one to do it because I'd have my tongue in my cheek for just a bit too much of the content. :wink:
2014: Seeing the United States embroiled internally with a number of southwestern States threatening secession and rejoining with the Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Iran is able to conglomerate many of the independant states in the Middle East to form under a single unifying flag. The dream of a revived Persian Empire is reborn.
Although long separated from the UK, Canada retains strong ties with England, and still shares a common sovereign. The mass exodus of part of the southwestern U.S. population upwards through the northwestern states does not stop at the U.S./Canada border. This becomes the newest "border stress" between Canada and the U.S. since the "Pig War" of 1859.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War
http://www.nps.gov/archive/sajh/Pig_War_new.htm
http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/pigwars.html
It even becomes named "The Second Pig War" or just "PWII" for short. Unlike the first "war" that cost neither side casualties, this border dispute escalates when Canada calls for assistance from the UK, desiring to halt the unchecked flood of humanity crossing its National border. While not rising to an outright declaration of war (not seen anywhere during the 21st century, BTW), several skirmishes with infantry and armored units does indeed happen before cooler heads calmed things a bit. Part of the "rub" was that the new undocumented immigrants from the U.S. refused to spell using the King's English. Indeed, because of its proximity, Canada had already been previously polluted by spelling 'aluminium' without the second 'i', and enough was enough. Something had to be done about it, after all.
The following is a random grab of text from the internet, and can all by itself be the cause of a US/UK war. Remember, these are not
my words: :wink:
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American vs. British Spelling
"A few years ago in Britain there was some controversy around the fact that some British official body had recommended that English spelling be standardized by the adoption of U.S. spelling, e.g., that "sulfate" be used instead of "sulphate" and "fetus" instead of "foetus". British linguistic purists were outraged and suggested, on the contrary, that English spelling be standardized by the adoption of British spelling. This is typical of the sort of thinking prevalent in that decrepit society, which is continually reliving its "finest hour" sixty years ago, and which seems incapable of change, mainly because change would endanger the wealth and privilege of its established upper/moneyed class (that's why the society is decrepit). Still, it has to be conceded that for resisting the spread of the Nazi tyranny in 1940 the rest of the world owes Britain its undying gratitude."
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Certainly a better reason for declaring hostilities than over a dead British pig. :lol:
