#8: AIC Reflection

In the AIC Simulation I played the part of Amr Moussa, and represented Egypt. 
The Comments my NSA made about my progress in the AIC Simulation included as follows:

Amr Moussa,  It seems like you have gotten very involved and started to really enjoy working with the simulation. Your communication with all of the different teams played a powerful role in how your team was able to leverage its position. Thank you for all of your hard work and I wish you the best as you continue with your next steps.

I found our NSA  helpful in our simulation, however halfway through the simulation he fell ill. Unfortunately he forgot to let us know so we had no idea why he wasn't submitting or even commenting on our action forum's, weekly reports, or press releases. When he finally replied to our inquiring emails the simulation was nearly over. However I did enjoy participating in the simulation. I especially enjoyed interacting with players from the other team, and commenting on the different issues which presented themselves throughout the  simulation.
In the AIC Simulation, Egypt quickly made strides to achieve our Goals, the greatest of which was to achieve Palestinian Statehood. However as the simulation went on Israel and the US made it clear that they did not agree with our goal. Although we were strongly supported by Russia, Iran, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, all of whom were our closest allies.  

The one complaint I have regarding the AIC was the emailing system, as I had some difficulties with sending messages, as it kept sending blank messages, which I found very frustrating. However apart from this, I found the entire simulation very interesting and hope to one day take part in another simulation.