I didn't know you were GundamMerc! Hi there neighbor! 
Cuurz might disagree with your statement.... I had assumed he was inactive because I saw you invading his western colonies. I went to get in on the action only to discover that he wasn't inactive (and ran into more of DireKoala's fleets to boot.)
I consider my empire a mercantile power. We like to trade merchandise and count cash. When DireKoala destroyed several of our merchant fleets, that was basically our Pearl Harbor.
Now if only there were nuke's in this game.... 
Cuurz decided to declare war on me, not the other way around. I've sent him several messages, and he has declined any peace offers.
