>The same "international community" lead by a number of imperialist and colonialist countries OK, touché! True, most of Europe was a mess back then, with every

>The same "international community" lead by a number of imperialist and colonialist countries OK, touché! True, most of Europe was a mess back then, with every country trying to establish an empire or defend itself from being invaded by one. There weren't many countries you could count on for an independent perspective. You had to be pro $SOME_EMPIRE and against $SOME_OTHER_EMPIRE. Unless you were Switzerland, there was no middle-ground option.