I'm not asking for you to publish a retal policy, I'm asking what the logical explanation might be for warring someone who hits back more than once if that's what it takes to recover their land.

People being bottomfed DO have the ability to get their land back and then some, I mean just look at your d-ally for evidence of that:
2014-04-13 15:57:39 PS THROW A BLANKET OVER IT (#134) bAnAnA (#208) 2179A (3409A)
2014-04-12 02:27:29 PS bAnAnA (#208) THROW A BLANKET OVER IT (#134) 1921A (2738A)
2014-04-11 16:41:22 PS THROW A BLANKET OVER IT (#134) Break It Down Again (#76) 1939A (2950A)
2014-04-09 17:50:40 PS THROW A BLANKET OVER IT (#134) The Black Pearl (#109) 2053A (3218A)
2014-04-08 19:44:57 PS THROW A BLANKET OVER IT (#134) Imaginary (#99) 2142A (3356A)
2014-04-08 12:58:10 PS Imaginary (#99) THROW A BLANKET OVER IT (#134) 334A (711A)
2014-04-07 19:51:45 PS Break It Down Again (#76) THROW A BLANKET OVER IT (#134) 375A (723A)
2014-03-31 09:08:52 PS The Black Pearl (#109) THROW A BLANKET OVER IT (#134) 374A (684A)

Gained 10,000 land in those exchanges. Of course he simply didn't play well enough to avoid further hits, but he has promised more retals to come.

However, are some people simply bad enough that they're unable to muster up a retal? Sure, but those people simply need to learn how to play better. The game is a competition and people not as good at the game should be attacked. Complaining about bottomfeeding is like complaining about the Miami Heat scoring too many baskets against the 76ers.

I already mentioned being hit by a 3m jet 45k turret country in Express - am I asked to defend my land against that? I already mentioned how MacXGee invested far more heavily in land and growth and having a better country than you, which is why short-term you were able to steal some land from him. To literally "defend your land" from any and all comers you would have to run an absurd number of turrets, and you'd probably wash out pretty quickly from the costs of doing so.

I'm NOT saying it's 'wrong' to hit someone bigger than you, just saying the old a) it only works for a profit if you're already well behind, and b) even then, it only works if you're willing to throw your country into war over someone taking back the land you took from them (or if your victim believes you are), which again, I don't see how that can be logically justified except by shouting THUG LIFE! and being the next Gogy or w/e.