Earth: The Salvage Game

"Be patient, Solly, and listen closely." It was Dobber who encouraged my silent attention. "Thera, which had once been a major military might among all the planets in our confederacy, thought they could easily wipe out Nicha, Quari, and Oxecmi. But we had a different president at that time, a really stupid man. Clint Billion was evil, but he was smart. Not as smart as he thought he was, but he was a genius compared to his successor, Gus Borghe. Borghe attacked the three planets, but they promptly cut off all our loans and we didn't have the money to afford a war. Borghe was able to borrow more money for awhile from other planets, but after a couple years, they realized that they, too, were throwing good money after bad, and they cut him off. "Thera was doomed and although its own people didn't realize it, the rest of the planets in the confederacy knew it. Quari began smuggling in bombs to create chaos among the Therans. Oxecmi was smuggling in drugs to destroy the will of the Therans. Even the Theran doctors were supporting the Oxecmi drug cartels, because they were paid large sums of money to get the population hooked on drugs. It didn't do them any good, because they all died with the rest of the Therans when our planet was vaporized. "Borghe threatened the Nichans and the Quaris, and told them if they didn't loan Thera more money, he was going to attack. He made a few puny sorties, then got on TV and declared 'Mission Accomplished'. The Nichans took out two cities in retaliation. The Therans were completely unaware of Nicha's true power. "Borghe launched one more attack; Thera's last. Nicha retaliated with their planet buster, and I got you children off the planet with only seconds to spare..........."