most of those questions have already been answered or can be answered by me on MSN if you want (regarding why Sky, why not TNG, why USA, regarding numbers and most other questions) - i am perfectly happy to answer them to you, but dont feel the need to explain it to everyone who reads this forum
and im sure your spy told you that i didnt expect you to sit in a corner. infact i was offering large credit bonuses to my players (1b, 600mill, 400mill) and other such similar prizes because i was aware that other nations were preparing much faster than us. and one thing about n00bs thats better than expereinced players is that they are much more willing to listen to commands about how to run their states. i always advise my players on how to run their states better but at the end of the day some make their own choices (e.g. getting more infantry than needed really, not having jets or agm. or spies.. etc)...as i said its about fun i wont be forcing them to do things they dont want