Connection Across Time

As a country that always seems to have our hands in every other country's business (see Libya), I think that there is a lot to be learned from World War I on we deal with foreign conflict. The Treaty of Versailles failed miserably because the defeated country did not get to have a say in the terms of the treaty. Germany was not at the Congress of Versailles. The way the allied powers handled peace terms after World War I is a perfect example of what not to do. The terms of a treaty should be decided based on what is best suitable for creating a lasting peace, not what can best serve the defeated country proper revenge. The reasoning for this is that it sets the country up to come back with another war e.g. Nazi Germany, World War II.