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JBaymore (Offline)
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08-19-2011, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by japan1234567 View Post
In fact NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is unifying European countries! So they use to act together (USA has the lead) to defend their interest! But otherwise they have differences in all other sectors. Germanic, Latin and other races-ethnics think differently...

Belgium is an example: Since June 2010 there is no government because Belgian Flemings (speak Dutch) and Belgian Wallonia (speak French) can't agree about Bruxelles communities "official" languages!! In some areas both languages are spoken! So, a government can't be built!
I am reminded in this whole discussion of the phrase, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

It is all about current self-interests.

best,

............john
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