what happened to bernie is kind of like what happened to the last romanov - he got involved in a pointless war brought on by his mindless ethnic solidarity for the serbs, and then had to face a revolution at home.

was the czar morally right to stand in solidarity with the serbs? well, you're ignoring the calculation of his own ambitions, as the romanovs had been seeking to swallow the slavic speaking areas of eastern europe for quite some time. standing in solidarity with the serbs over the death of the archduke was really just a cynical ploy. of course.

but, let's hope he keeps his head on for the rest of this and figures out how to get out of it.