Belgium Invades France and Occupies French Territory; Will there be War?

[Meathead]

As an act of naked aggression, France and Belgium are on the brink of war.

Apparently frustrated by a 200-year-old stone border marker, a Belgian farmer dug it out and moved it about 7 feet into French territory, local officials told French news media, thus slightly enlarging his own land as well as the entire country of Belgium.

A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border

When it comes to redrawing nations’ borders, scores of diplomats can spend years painstakingly hashing out every inch of the dividing line. For the border between France and Belgium to be redrawn, all it seemingly took was one farmer. Apparently frustrated by a 200-year-old stone border marker...

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[Turtlesoup]

Those damn war mongering Belgians....

 

[Toro]

Good for him.

 

[Toro]

Belgium already has an odd border with the Netherlands.

There is Belgian territory within Holland. And within that Belgian territory, there is Dutch territory.

Baarle-Nassau - Wikipedia

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[StormAl]

The mouse who took on the world.

 

[Loremipsum]

Well I personally simply adore the Belgians — they have such lovely buns!

Did I mention Belgian chocolate? Their chocolate mmm delicious...

 

[Sterre]

The mouse who took on the world.

Elephants are scared of mice.

Well I personally simply adore the Belgians — they have such lovely buns!

That looks delicious. Now I want some of that.