[marktwain]

WWII was set up by WWI.

WWI was the truly "unnecessary war".

President Woodrow Wilson completely botched the war and the peace process, just as he botched the U.S. economy.

Wilson was one of the worst presidents, ever. He was devout Progressive, who thought he knew everything, but had no experience outside of academia and politics.

[Leaning Right]

> 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.

[Ozguy1945]

Wilson thought he knew everything ........

Where’s Dick Nixon telling Khrushchev what he told him at the kitchen cabinet? (Nixon’s finest VP moment?)

What presidents had this disease before Wilson?

[fortes fortuna juvat]

thought he knew everything, but had no experience outside of academia and politics
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Similar to FJB except for the academia experience!

[TBP]

There is a really badly written novel called Philip Dru, Administrator that lays out the "progressive" vision.

[Fai Mao]

“WWI was the truly “unnecessary war”.”

WW1 was setup by the Franco Prussian War, which was a result of the Napoleonic Wars, which was a result of the Wars of Empire between Spain, Britain and France, which grew out of the 30 year and 100 year wars in the Middle ages. This doesn’t even count the Ottoman invasions and driving the barbarian Muslims out of Spain.

The issue was that other than the Napoleonic Wars there was always a settlement rather than a winner. The era from 1945 to present is the longest time that I can think of that Europe hasn’t been at war. Maybe since the Roman Empire.