Poor Holland! VIVE` HOLLAND
So in the course of a geopolitical study, let us assume that there are 3 countries, in this case France, Germany, and Holland. Let us next assume that France and Germany get mad at each other, and decide to go to war with each other. Holland is stuck in the middle and not involved in the fight and truthfully cares not at what the resolution is between the two warring parties. Holland on the other realizes that it is stuck in the middle and is vulerable as a third party in suffering collateral damage from either of the warring parties. In studying the situation Belgium decides that it agrees more with one country or the other (it matters not, but for my purposes let us say Germany.) Tiny Holland, with nothing truly at stake feels that its hand is forced and declares a treaty with Germany and declares war on France. On the night before the war is lanched peace is made. France and Germany have now settled their differences, but now bad feelings will lie between France and Holland. Ironic how a country with nothing involved in a disagreement can suddenly become the loser when making decisions out of fear.