What you was write not make sense on logic.glenn239 wrote: ↑12 Feb 2021, 22:43So if the British fought to protect France and Belgium, but not Russia and Serbia, then it follows that the easiest way for Britain to achieve that end is offer British neutrality to Germany in exchange for the Germans agreeing not to violate the neutrality of Belgium. Without this invasion route, the Germans could not break through the heavy terrain of the French fortified belt, and this would ensure that France would not be defeated. The Germans would leave a garrison in the west and then turn east, crushing Serbia in the fall of 1914 and defeating Russia in 1915 to end the war. This method had a doctrinal precedent; it is precisely the path chosen during the 1870 war when Great Britain signed two identical treaties, one with Prussia, one with France, that assured neither warring power would violate Belgium.Terry Duncan wrote: ↑10 Feb 2021, 20:23. As an example, Britain didnt fight to support Serbia over the assassination, and not really to support Russia either, but she did fight to ensure Germany couldnt defeat France and reduce her to a second rate power status, and also to uphold Belgian neutrality. In that order too.
So then the question is, if Britain indeed had the aims you suggest, then were is the British offer to Germany as outlined above, to achieve it?
easiest way for Britain to achieve that end is offer British neutrality to Germany in exchange for the Germans agreeing not to violate the neutrality of Belgium.
Why must to Britain offer neutrality on return on Germany can attack France direct? Not make logic sense on real history. Only make sense on try blame Britain on war.
The Germans would leave a garrison in the west and then turn east,
How was can leave garrison on west after fail on attack France?
On real history Germany plan was be success on France on first place. When 1870 was be precedent then Germany was not turn east before France was surrender. On real history Germany was attack on Belgium.
Only on glen imagination and not logic was be different story.