I don't think I've ever seen in all of my wide understanding of history, such a tiny state successfully make an empire its vassal. Truly an astounding feat. It would be highly entertaining if it didn't bode poorly for humanity.

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ruggeri 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don’t agree with the assessment, but in terms of a great power being very interested in the interests of a small country, consider Serbia and Russia before WWI.

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		I agree vassal is the wrong term... but we are currently committing global economic suicide on behalf of Israel's interests. I'm not sure what word is appropriate. Perhaps we need a new one. I'll look at Serbia, thank you.
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solenoid0937 41 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

In part it's because they have the best intelligence apparatus in the world. I'm very impressed at how far above their weight they're punching.