RodentRevolution
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You are part right, although if they take it further east there should be a reason. Could simply be development though. Aint no cities now, but there Will be.
The other side of it is that whatever excuse could be the POD itself.
Not really...yes it would obviously be for the purpose of war but that war could easily be defensive and thus quite within Italy's sovereign rights. It might provoke some observation and maybe a little more attention to fortifying the Egyptian frontier but then again maybe not.