[ [/quote] Neville Chamberlain comes to mind.[/quote]

Poor Neville. I'm not sure Neville Chamberlain had much of a choice, the British (and French) militaries were very unready for a war.

And after the bloodbath that was trench warfare in WWI, the French people had NO interest in another war with so many casualties.

I have become addicted to English hammered shotguns to the detriment of my wallet.