The more I read about WW1, the sadder I get. I mean it was such a tragedy all around. Churchill called WW2, the unnecessary war; I think WW1 was. I mean sure, all the alliances and all. The motive of revenge for France. The German fear of encirclement. Yet after it started all had to realize that, in a way, they were throwing good money after bad. Instead of money, it was a whole generation of young men.
So, what would it have taken for someone to have said, "Stop!" For someone to come forward and say this is enough? Could the Kaiser have accepted one of the Pope's peace proposals? Could the British have said, we've had enough, let's at least try to have a peace conference? Or could nothing be done?