User blog comment:The Usual Thinker/Which side did you choose and why?/@comment-3524429-20120225041546/@comment-4692902-20120226035420

If you know about the great war, then you know what kind of casualties they suffered. In short, both sides were simply out of steam. Yes, Mede could have tried to negotiate better terms, but I would hope people would stop judging and criticizing him, given the circumstances I would like to see them do better.