07-21-2009, 09:36 PM
Quote:Anyway, when Holland and Belgium (Flanders) were still one there have been long periods in which we were the most powerful nation on earth (eg the only ones having invaded England in the last 800 years.No, not the most powerful nation on earth, though perhaps a power. For a while, the Dutch were a great naval power. That said, even in the period you describe, the French, and to a lesser extend Spain, were great powers not to be trifled with, not to mention the Caliph.
Not even a nice try.
Occhi
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete