Carol, yep... pretty much. We *could* call it an act of war... but I think most of our allies would question that. It is an act of agression, but as we have both said, pursuing that would be a bad plan. Now... if the Talbin had *ordered* the embassy attacked... Well... I'm not so sure. We may not recognize them as the legit government. But diplomatic recognition and what it is in real life are often two different things. I don't think we would have been near as quiet had the government openly said to attack. I think (empty or not) we would have taken it as an open act of agression and probably an act of war, had the Talbin participated with the military.

I actually think the Embassy was still in use up until the attacks. We used it for UN stationing. I could be wrong, please correct me if I am wrong.