User blog comment:Stuffn/Temporary Alliance/@comment-13235970-20140904121547/@comment-10905876-20140904140522

It gives us time to rebuild, if all of earth produces huge amounts of flying ships while they still have a minuscule production base, earth might be able to outbuild them. Besides, I doubt Prometheus will actually agree to the terms, after which we attack with warped Funale shells, wait for the inevitable counter attack, and die as martyrs for the rest of earth.