"He was one of the first Ministerial advocates of the bombing of military targets inside towns. He contemplated the violation of Dutch and Danish neutrality in an attempt to launch an invasion of Germany. He was prepared to allow neutral Spain to annex Britain's ally Portugal, hoping, thereby, to secure the use of Portuguese colonial ports for Britain. He was a persistent advocate of the use of poison gas against the Turks at Gallipolli; a policy rejected by the Commander of the troops on the peninsular[sic]..."