tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post4037741882853932385..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: The First World War is finally over!Anastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-90433322625793089892010-10-06T03:05:04.718-07:002010-10-06T03:05:04.718-07:00I see. Thanks.I see. Thanks.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-63861680141081283252010-10-05T19:14:50.516-07:002010-10-05T19:14:50.516-07:00You missed the point, that was a reference to the ...You missed the point, that was a reference to the British ambitions.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-57100935311977216272010-10-05T16:10:36.397-07:002010-10-05T16:10:36.397-07:00Anthony, In the days of Charles V, yes, but his em...Anthony, In the days of Charles V, yes, but his empire was a Habsburg and not an Austrian empire.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-49338085663400174202010-10-05T11:40:39.092-07:002010-10-05T11:40:39.092-07:00On Austrian ambitions, yes you and Brendano are co...On Austrian ambitions, yes you and Brendano are correct. It was said "THAT THE SUN NEVER SET ON THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE"anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-67427553662898832562010-10-05T07:39:46.359-07:002010-10-05T07:39:46.359-07:00You should not lend any money without collateral t...You should not lend any money without collateral to back it up, at least 10 x what you lend ( an old jewish proverb ) lol.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-56002041626062458902010-10-05T07:34:02.782-07:002010-10-05T07:34:02.782-07:00The cradle of western civilization is the Danube.The cradle of western civilization is the Danube.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-34014238182988516602010-10-05T01:08:40.958-07:002010-10-05T01:08:40.958-07:00Brendano, it's a fair point though Austrian am...Brendano, it's a fair point though Austrian ambitions in the Balkans were pretty bad.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-23585431409543906552010-10-05T01:08:04.917-07:002010-10-05T01:08:04.917-07:00I have; In Dr. Fox.I have; In Dr. Fox.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-16335833346274824232010-10-05T01:06:12.004-07:002010-10-05T01:06:12.004-07:00Adam, have faith. :-)Adam, have faith. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-79925058277048902802010-10-05T01:05:40.466-07:002010-10-05T01:05:40.466-07:00David, it always pleases me when we agree we agree...David, it always pleases me when we agree we agree.:-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-57308740660865443702010-10-05T00:36:55.454-07:002010-10-05T00:36:55.454-07:00Strange that Germany didn't default and spend ...Strange that Germany didn't default and spend the money on something more worth while ... that it had to pay for losing a war. Neither side was really right or wrong in WW1, in stark contrast to WW2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-41250269283067196722010-10-05T00:30:01.604-07:002010-10-05T00:30:01.604-07:00Ana, with Dave you'll go down with the ship. ...Ana, with Dave you'll go down with the ship. But I'm afraid if he gets his way, they'll not even be a ship to go down with.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-53902340056460764012010-10-05T00:26:58.900-07:002010-10-05T00:26:58.900-07:00Anastasia
It always pleases me when we agree.Anastasia<br /><br />It always pleases me when we agree.David Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03963558157542320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-32761760498048851412010-10-05T00:22:29.743-07:002010-10-05T00:22:29.743-07:00Adam, Dave's doing a good job. :-)Adam, Dave's doing a good job. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-89801160841870700602010-10-05T00:21:48.278-07:002010-10-05T00:21:48.278-07:00Calvin, it surely is!Calvin, it surely is!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-74411796088537030652010-10-05T00:21:17.283-07:002010-10-05T00:21:17.283-07:00Anthony, not nearly as greedy as the Austrians. :...Anthony, not nearly as greedy as the Austrians. :-))Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-47809893982905445422010-10-05T00:20:34.048-07:002010-10-05T00:20:34.048-07:00David, I think it was a good thing.David, I think it was a good thing.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-68191085655967474462010-10-04T22:25:25.983-07:002010-10-04T22:25:25.983-07:00I believe Great Britain never paid its WW1 debts t...I believe Great Britain never paid its WW1 debts to the US, which was one reason Truman was insistent that Lease Lend bills be honoured. Now, any guesses on whether the French ever coughed up their share?<br /><br />BTW, there is a lawsuit currently before the US courts on behalf of US and European holders of Imperial and Nationalist Chinese bonds that Mao repudiated when the communists took power. The loans were for the construction of Chinese railways and other infrastructure between 1900 and 1949. I don't know the exact sums involved, but my guess would be - with interest - billions or even trillions of dollars. Ironic, no?Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-17849662875686531782010-10-04T18:09:54.389-07:002010-10-04T18:09:54.389-07:00WW1 was the result of England and France wanting a...WW1 was the result of England and France wanting an opportunity to break up the Austro-Hungarian and Turkish Empires.They were envious and greedy.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-47286794950432459552010-10-04T17:31:26.952-07:002010-10-04T17:31:26.952-07:00Interesting.
I rejoiced when Germany was reunifi...Interesting.<br /><br />I rejoiced when Germany was reunified. Justice was finally done.David Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03963558157542320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-13350956126848123642010-10-04T16:34:38.767-07:002010-10-04T16:34:38.767-07:00Let me just say too, even though I'm not stri...Let me just say too, even though I'm not strictly a Thatcherite by any means--ANYONE was better than Blair.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-28006034063772882082010-10-04T16:32:22.946-07:002010-10-04T16:32:22.946-07:00I once held high hopes for Dave, but alas, like mo...I once held high hopes for Dave, but alas, like most things in my life he's been something of a disappointment. He's not New Labour--I suppose that counts for something. And much though I disliked Thatcher's early Governments, if she had continued on as she had been going since 1988, I honestly can say, I wish she was in No. 10 at this very moment.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-79663294658203525912010-10-04T16:30:24.138-07:002010-10-04T16:30:24.138-07:00Better than Major and better than Blair, that'...Better than Major and better than Blair, that's certainly true.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-60692401559147823312010-10-04T16:16:37.466-07:002010-10-04T16:16:37.466-07:00That's quite right about Deutschland. It'...That's quite right about Deutschland. It's still something of a pity that just when Thatcher started becoming properly conservative her own Party put her to grass. If the Thatcher of 1988 had been the Thatcher of 1979, I would to-day call myself a Thatcherite. For all my criticisms of pre-1988 Thatcher, she should have been PM throughout the 1990s. Far better than what's come since.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-12150827942138052010-10-04T16:12:29.535-07:002010-10-04T16:12:29.535-07:00Yes, a good story. It really wasn't up to Tha...Yes, a good story. It really wasn't up to Thatcher, or even the German government, the way the country was reunited; history simply rushed things along. There was really not that much wrong with the Treaty of Versailles, apart from the fact that is was based on some absurd Wilsonian contradictions, the hypocrisy of which the Germans were able to exploit, that and the ridiculous war guilt clause, only inserted as a justification for reparations.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.com