[Sam Gamgee]

What I can’t square is the Churchill of WWI who spearheaded the British imperial war against Germany, whose only threat was it wanted to be part of the same naval club as the UK. And the one that saved Western Europe in WWII.

[tet68]

Germany, whose only threat was it wanted to be part of the same naval club as the UK.

That was enough, it is what we are facing with the
Chinese, Maritime Supremacy.

[Leaning Right]

What I can’t square is the Churchill of WWI who spearheaded the British imperial war against Germany, whose only threat was it wanted to be part of the same naval club as the UK. And the one that saved Western Europe in WWII.

Excellent comment! Sometimes you need a leader like Churchill. But sometimes the last thing you need is a Churchill.

The key IMHO is this: Is your adversary more like Kaiser Wilhelm or more like Hitler? Choose wrong (either way) and a lot of innocent people will get killed.