I really, really, REALLY don't want to get involved here, so please take this ONLY as information from the former Don and please don't flame me, as I'm trying to keep this as balanced and on the issue as possible:

I approached TAN mid-set last set and told him that I couldn't guarantee that pact would be extended/upgraded, prior to me stepping down as Don. The reason for this was that I, among others, felt that we did not support some of PDM's policies. I won't go into the specific policies or anything, as that is not the point of this post. While PDM has the right to play how it wants, I did not want LaF to be on the hook to defend an ally in wars over policies we do not subscribe to. This is why the LaF/PDM relationship doesn't make sense -- the two alliances just believe in different things.

That policy mismatch seems to have manifested itself in-game now, which is unfortunate. So good luck to everyone in resolving these issues, I'm out!