Good point regarding Lenin and the aftermath, but frankly Germany lost that war the second the failed to take Paris and the Royal Navy strangled the country. After 1 August 1914, not a SINGLE merchant ship left or entered German ports and they were not self sufficient.

A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”