“most of the literature does not treat the conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary as a separate conflict”
If their wording is different than mine, the main idea isn’t. Even if they maintain the wider war was an outgrowth of the local one, they still maintain Germany’s guilt for the wider one. They nominally place the start of WWI at Sarajevo, but the real fighting (i.e. the fighting without which no one would care what happened) doesn’t begin until August, 1914.
“As a result, the culpability of Russia becomes apparent to the broadening of the scope of the war.”
No it doesn’t. No matter how you view the Serbian problem in relation to the wider conflict, Russia’s actions were not a cause for war.
“Of course, if you don’t see the two as linked, then you won’t see Russia as responsible for the war”
I see them as linked, no doubt. Just not causally linked. And even if I did, I probably wouldn’t blame Russia.
“as you’ve essentially turned them into a bit player”
Yes, they were, along with Serbia, Austria, France, Britain, Belgium, Italy, etc.
“Russia’s decision to back Serbia and to go to war against the Central Powers is the crucial decision in World war I to escalate the assassination of the Archduke into the second bloodiest war yet seen.”
Russia did not go to war with the Central Powers until after Germany declared war and invaded Belgium.
“I’m really not sure why you are here if you are arguing that you don’t believe that Bush had the best interests of Americans in 9-11”
It’s called sarcasm.
“I also don’t appreciate you labelling me a conspiracy theorist, when I’ve made no such allegations.”
I didn’t label you anything. Just implied your line of reasoning regarding Wilson and FDR happens to coincide with the sort of thinking offered by 9/11 truthers. If you don’t appreciate it, stop making outlandish claims.
I was unaware that labelling Wilson and FDR as ‘communist sympathi\ers’ was considered to be an outlandish claim.
I was unaware that labelling Wilson and FDR as ‘communist sympathizers’ was considered to be an outlandish claim.