Comments on: Learning The Wrong Lesson http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/05/15/learning-the-wrong-lesson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learning-the-wrong-lesson n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:25:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Larison http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/05/15/learning-the-wrong-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-10737 Daniel Larison Thu, 15 May 2008 21:14:36 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/15/learning-the-wrong-lesson/#comment-10737 Well, no, that particular war wasn't inevitable. One of the reasons why the Concert kept working for as long as it did was that they did keep talking and resolving smaller disputes through international conferences. August 1914 was ultimately a product of one power, Austria, refusing to take yes for an answer. I agree that German unification unbalanced European politics fundamentally, and there probably would have been some kind of conflict in the 20th century, but it did not have to be a continental one. Well, no, that particular war wasn’t inevitable. One of the reasons why the Concert kept working for as long as it did was that they did keep talking and resolving smaller disputes through international conferences. August 1914 was ultimately a product of one power, Austria, refusing to take yes for an answer. I agree that German unification unbalanced European politics fundamentally, and there probably would have been some kind of conflict in the 20th century, but it did not have to be a continental one.

]]> By: Greg Marmalard http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/05/15/learning-the-wrong-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-10736 Greg Marmalard Thu, 15 May 2008 21:06:28 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/15/learning-the-wrong-lesson/#comment-10736 I meant to say unified, not reunified of course. I meant to say unified, not reunified of course.

]]> By: Greg Marmalard http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/05/15/learning-the-wrong-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-10735 Greg Marmalard Thu, 15 May 2008 21:02:23 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/15/learning-the-wrong-lesson/#comment-10735 Europeans had been talking for 100 years by June of 1914. The war was inevitable when Germany was reunified regardless of who talked about what for how long. Europeans had been talking for 100 years by June of 1914. The war was inevitable when Germany was reunified regardless of who talked about what for how long.

]]> By: Adam01 http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/05/15/learning-the-wrong-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-10713 Adam01 Thu, 15 May 2008 14:56:20 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/15/learning-the-wrong-lesson/#comment-10713 Using a summit level, very high-profile state visit to inject a cheap, false, partisan smear into the current race. You stay classy, GWB. Using a summit level, very high-profile state visit to inject a cheap, false, partisan smear into the current race.

You stay classy, GWB.

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