Great article on President Wilson and the start of WWI. Very interesting take on how history occurs and how history is presented. It makes you think, in 80 years will people be looking back on how Bush resolutely lead us to war (right or wrong) or will it be about someone else in charge or completely different motivations or outcomes. Wild stuff. I really enjoyed the discussions about Wilsons reception(s) by Europe. The more things change, etc. Plus, hard to forget, the peace settlements of WWI lead directly to some of our modern conflicts including the establishment of Kurd/Shia/Sunni Iraq, the particition of Palestine that helped lead to the establishment of the Jewish state, not to mention WWII. I've just added his book to my wish list (hey, if anyone is reading this and wants to support a history geek's habits: Here, hey, I can dream, the ole Instapundit gets books for free all the time. I'd be glad to read them & review them if that's what it takes, anyway, back to our regularly scheduled program).
Thursday, March 10, 2005
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