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A pretext for what exactly?

I have no issue with the existence of a military cooperation agreement to defend each other in the event of war breaking out, and fail to see how it would be a bad idea.

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FWIW, I think that complex military alliances are a major reason why WWI was so expansive.

In case of a World War, military alliances are going to happen whether you want it or not, with the difference that weaker countries will be up for grabs, like Czechoslovakia in WWII. And even Poland actually, UK declaring war after Poland's invasion being sort of a surprise for Hitler.

You might be begging the question though. I'm saying that a priori alliances are the cause. You're saying they are the effect.

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