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Originally posted by Ex Nine
Oh yeah! It was really too bad the Dutch had to leave Iraq in June, wasn't it?
The Dutch were unbelievably rich and powerful just a couple hundred years ago, while America was in diapers. They practically owned all of Southeast Asia and were the only western contact the Japanese would have during their isolationism. They birthed New York, when it was still New Amsterdam.
So what, they were late to air war because they were neutral in WWI, which made their proximity to Germany in WWII that much more unspeakably bloody. But their colonial navy was instrumental in Allied victory.
Now, their total GDP is 18th on the planet, not far behind Australia, and 15th per capita. Who's going to push them around?
By the way, do you own shares in a company? You can thank the Dutch for that.
I didn't say they suck in EVERY way. And, well, okay... Their military is bad ass. Just kidding.