the implications are interesting as well. mulattos believe that > we tricked you! we could have won, but we actually wanted you to lose! makes them look better then > we support them with what we had, they chose to fight, but still lost in the end what country would look at this and say: "yes, the usa is a good ally, i will totally want to be in their sphere of influence now". even if you are too weak to win, other countries might still choose your side, as long as you are stronger than them.
Austria