[Alas Babylon!]

Yes, but sending Lenin had the purpose of knocking the Russian Empire OUT of the war. That was stupid too but it did have a war aim.

The stupid part was starting the war because of a treaty where your treaty partner’s enemy has mobilized—short of war—so you jump in without considering the actual events that led to the decision in the first place.

The Russians really did start it in their unreasonable support of Serbia over this particular issue. The rest just fell into it without considering the terrible consequences.

[mylife]

One story I never saw on the Sunday Talk shows is Russias only Aircraft carrier is destroyed. Effed up when the floating dry dock sank and a crane toppled and gashed the old rust bucket.
Limp into Syria with that Ivan LOL
On to China boys.. Onto China..

[DanZ]

Yes, but sending Lenin had the purpose of knocking the Russian Empire OUT of the war. That was stupid too but it did have a war aim. The stupid part was starting the war because of a treaty where your treaty partner’s enemy has mobilized—short of war—so you jump in without considering the actual events that led to the decision in the first place. The Russians really did start it in their unreasonable support of Serbia over this particular issue. The rest just fell into it without considering the terrible consequences.

Are you saying that upper management made another dumb decision ?