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John Morley: If France, now unable to secure our co-operation, still thought the Italian danger grave enough to warrant single-handed…

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If France, now unable to secure our co-operation, still thought the Italian danger grave enough to warrant single-handed intervention, how does that support the inference that she must certainly be ready to invade England next?
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John Morley

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Morley questions the logic behind France's military decisions and their implications for England.

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