> WWI was the truly “unnecessary war”. <
Right. That conflict came about due to a combination or arrogance and blunder.
On the other hand, Hitler was absolutely determined to have his war, to the point that he manufactured a border crisis to get things started.
It really bothers me that Buchanan cannot see this. Hitler was not just another Kaiser Wilhelm type of guy, Pat.
True. Another thing people get wrong is to claim the "Authorities" or the "Powers that be" or the "People in Charge" wanted the war. Simply not true.
The big pushers for the war were the young men on all sides.
For many young men, war is a way to get fame, fortune, and women (if you do not get killed or maimed). Almost no one foresaw the absolute meatgrinder WWI would become.