[streetpreacher]

If we had three different countries they would have more in common in culture, religion, history and language.

You mean like North and South Korea, China and Taiwan, North and South Vietnam, Iraq and Kuwait, India and Pakistan (except for religion), all of Europe throughout most it's history?

[conservlib]

If we had three different countries they would have more in common in culture, religion, history and language.

You mean like North and South Korea, China and Taiwan, North and South Vietnam, Iraq and Kuwait, India and Pakistan (except for religion), all of Europe throughout most it's history?

Actually if both countries are governed by egotistical stubborned leaders, they will be at each others throat, you are correct about that. If both countries were governed by peace loving nationalist leaders like Gorbachev, we would had cooperation and best of allies.