archaeogeek
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I thought I'd covered that with "Replace Wilhelm II by someone who actually does have a brain".
Do correct me if I'm wrong, but when you're surrounded by four superpowers,
1) you DON'T develop a habbit of careless talk,
2) you DO try not to go to war with three of them simultaneously,
3) you DO have your military strategists prepare for more than one option and
4) you DO make sure that you don't appear to be the aggressor.
IMHO, neglecting all (or even any) of theese rules is political and strategic idiocy - NOT only in hindsight, since Bismarck new all that very well.
No amount of hindsight will change the fact that a united Germany fucks the European balance of power.