His advisers had told him that the French Army could defeat Prussia with ease, so the plan looked like a winner. Bismarck, the Prussian chancellor, saw a war with France as an opportunity to unite the South German states so he too saw the political advantage of war.
Kanyang mga tagapayo had Sinabi niya na ang French Army ay maaaring magpawalang-bisa Prussia sa luwag, kaya ang mga plano mukhang isang nagwagi. Bismarck, ang Pruso kanselor, nakakita ng isang digmaan sa France na isang pagkakataon upang buuin ang South German estado kaya siya masyadong nakita ang mga pampulitikang bentahe ng digmaan.