In WWI, the enemies of humanity and the common man were the Czar, the Kaiser, King George V, Woodrow Wilson, Clemenceau, etc.
They created utter misery for no sane reason.
> They created utter misery for no sane reason. <
Very true. One of the saddest stories I ever read was about an ongoing battle between French and German soldiers in eastern France during WW I. The battle was fought underground, in a tunnel complex. The men hacked at each other with knives, shovels, and bayonets.
And for what? For nothing. Neither country had any real grudge against the other. One can only hope that there is a special place in hell for the leaders of those nations.
Way too much money to be lost by ending the war that early.