All I meant is that you had other options to expanding your empire. If you attacked the Ottomans, for example, you would have forced a split in their military as they are busy attacking me in Venice. Furthermore, their troops are weaker than mine so maybe it is something your scrawny troops can handle. If you would have been weakened by going to war with a weak army, then what's going to happen when you attack mighty France?
Let's see what happens... during my turn, I stomped on all Russian troops near Leipzig, losing only 3 Imperial Guards in the process. Furthermore, I killed 3 other Russian guards in areas around Posen and Danzig. Russia's days in France are numbered..... nummmmmmbbbbbbbeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeddd.
In the meantime, I sunk an Ottoman Frigate and blew up some roads.
As for my red friend in the north, I'm coming for you.....