Everyone's rather surprised by my announcement, it seems. However, it all works out in the end. I don't plan on backstabbing Atlantis until the later mid-game, at least. Dividing the seas when there's still quite a bit of significant opposition is a foolish idea. You see, Atlantis, my offer is quite sincere.
Also, thanks for summing up the game so far, Reno.
And finally, by looking back, I noticed Charshep's last post on this thread was page 5.