Minister Frier's speech received unanimous approval from everyone; beneath the European war lies various crises that war cannot resolve, which instead exacerbate the accumulation of contradictions.
Of course, if one could emerge as the final victor of the war, it would definitely bring certain dividends to delay the outbreak of crises, just like the former United Kingdom.
The result of the previous war was that the United Kingdom's dominance continued, whereas France, though outwardly glamorous, didn't gain any substantial benefits, as war reparations were nearly impossible to obtain due to Germany's economic crisis, and the goal of completely subduing Germany wasn't achieved because of obstruction from the United Kingdom and the United States.
No wonder during World War II, France chose to surrender directly; they probably didn't believe their allies would guarantee their post-war interests, after all, World War I was a precedent.
