:::::The only reason to use lots of sources is that none of them on their own are valid for the claims made.  Either they do not support what one says or they are inferior sources.  Collecting numerous sources to determine their overall drift is synthesis best left to experts.  I note with Maass' article, you take part of his statement and ignore the other.  You miss "relative consensus among experts."  Do you agree there is a relative consensus among experts that annexation was not a cause of the war?  If so, do you have any policy  based reasons why the article should not reflect that fact?