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U.K. Jan-Apr 1917

The Eastern (?) Front

- The situation against the Ottomans has now become apparent: either Greece or the Middle East must be abandoned in order to save the other and retain any hope of beating the Ottomans. In discussions, it soon becomes apparent which front must be vacated; Greece has been devastated by trench warfare for four years now. It’s economy is powered only by Allied aid and war production. Once the war was won, Greece would be a massive drain on resources, advisors argue. Surely it would be better for Britain to wash its hands of the matter all together, and perhaps be able to free the Greeks in peace deals later down the line? Lloyd-George is appalled at this, he himself having no intention of abandoning his allies. “Should this go through,” he states, “it will be the end of my dignified career.” And yet, after taking long looks at the situation, abandoning the Greeks seems to be the less damaging alternative, when compared to abandoning a front that, while unpopular, seems to indicate a closer victory than could ever be achieved in Europe.

Think of this as like a taster of my turn. I get I’ve had a while to do my turn, but it’s basically midnight where I am and I’m doing this on mobile and that makes it just a bit harder to do. I promise to have the rest of the turn up within twelve hours, by which I mean tomorrow morning British time.