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To: nickcarraway; dfwgator

Oh, I know, but being too deep ruins a perfectly good snark about a country that, well, has got no reason to live!

Leopold, almost total worthlessness in opposing totalitarianism in the 20th Century, twice with respect to the Germans, then as part of NATO vs. the Soviets. And they’re really just a loose province of France and a loose province of Holland. To answer your earlier question.


59 posted on 02/24/2021 5:47:33 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster; dfwgator
Leopold, almost total worthlessness in opposing totalitarianism in the 20th Century, twice with respect to the Germans, then as part of NATO vs. the Soviets.

Not that I am some kind of fan of Belgium, but I don't think that's accurate.

King Albert and Belgium tried about as well as could be expected for a country of their size and position, and endured great suffering in World War I.

Mainland Belgium had a population of just over 8 million in 1940. How did they do any worse than France? They were overwhelmed in number, resources, and military strategy. But their resilience in fighting allowed the evacuation of Dunkirk.

60 posted on 02/24/2021 6:22:32 PM PST by nickcarraway
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