It seemed to me that here was utter blindness as to the consequences of such action.

There appears to have been no thought given as to the way other nations, like Poland, Bohemia, and the Southern Slavs, would view the formation of an alliance to protect France and Belgium alone.

Manifestly it would increase rather than decrease their danger from Germany since she would have to look eastward and southward for expansion.

Of course they would not accept as sufficient the guaranty in the Covenant when France and Belgium declined to do it.
"How would such a proposal be received in the United States with its traditional policy of avoiding 'entangling alliances'?
Of course, when one considers it, the proposal is preposterous and would be laughed at and rejected." This was the impression made upon me at the time that this triple alliance against Germany was first proposed.

I later came to look upon it more seriously and to recognize the fact that there were some valid reasons in favor of the proposal.