Thursday, April 1, 2010

Germany is Blamed!!!!


I enjoyed learning about how through the Treaty of Versailles the German people were forced to claim guilt for the entire onset of World War II. I find this highly inappropriate and feel that Austria-Hungary should have shared more of the blame. Granted, Germany was not an innocent party telling Austria-Hungary that they would write them a "blank check" to wage war. I do although see why the Europeans felt the way they did against Germany and its people. France was destroyed, thanks to almost four years of trench warfare, the British had been blockaded and attacked viciously as well as Russia facing casualties of its own. Germany deserved to be punished, no question about it, but the punishment given to them by the "Big Four" helped bring about the rise of Adolf Hitler and eventually World War II. Looking back at the mistakes our ancestors have made, today we should be able to see that revenge is never the answer, for it will only help lead the nations of the world into more war and bloodshed. I find it unfortunate to see that our leaders today still make the same mistakes, such as former President George W. Bush entering Iraq in an attempt to seek out revenge against Saddam Hussein who made a threat against former President Bush. Hopefully in the near future we can have a world free from leaders who make war simply out of revenge.

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