"Maybe we should ask the people of the Belgian Congo if they thought 'brave little Belgium' was worth all the effort? "

Why Gnome? If you think for one instant that they would have been better off under German domination - then you had best think again.

As Keith A has stated I haven't yet seen so many people who admit that they "VERY LITTLE" about a subject have so many opinions and argue about it. If I started out "knowing very little" I would try to educate myself before entering the discussion. I originally came to these WWI threads in response to you and your friends unremitting bullying and mobbing of Keith A who as I read and understood his posts was putting forward fairly good points for discussion.