Leaked Report Urges More Troops for Papal States
A report from the new Florentine and Neopolitan commanders in the Papal States says there is an urgent need for more foreign troops mercenaries, militia and civilians, and a new strategic approach to reverse Papal gains.

The frank and mostly gloomy assessment by Genralissimo Joe is still officially secret, but the Vatican News Agency published an unclassified version Monday, which it says has only a few deletions.

In the document, the general, who arrived in Bologna in recently, says "success is not ensured by additional forces alone, but continued under-resourcing will likely cause failure."

He writes the Neopolital ally's effort has long been "under-resourced," and that must change within 12 months or the coalition "risks an outcome where defeating the Papal forces is no longer possible." He says a lack of even the "minimum" resources is "a recipe for failure" in a counterinsurgency," and the Romans and related groups have made significant gains in recent months as a result.
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