"That was but an accident, obviously, and if you had a problem with it you should have said so; your way of sneaking and stabbing isn't manly at all! You big pussy, you've stabbed me thrice already... I wonder if I learned yet?"
I'd rather use it as an excuse.
It's a good one. You shouldn't have attacked Pangea, you did know that I was going to attack there at some point. Pangea only having like 2 provinces left at that point made it very likely I was going there that turn.
Anyway, it's good you did it, otherwise I wouldn't have an excuse!
