Europe had just come out of the devastating wars, and the logic was quite clear: What you could not defend, you lost. Political power was completely dependent on military force. War and politics were the same.
Europa kom jú beint úr teimum útlúgvandi kríggjunum, og logikkurin var púra greiður: Tað, tú ikki kundi verja, misti tú. Politiskt vald var fullkomiliga treytað av hermegi. Kríggj og politikkur var tað sama.