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Old 07-30-2014, 04:54 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch View Post
Don't forget the Austria-Hungry Empire was an incredibly powerful empire in its time, and though it was declining it was still a force to be dealt with.
Yes, and it all ended because of a group of more-or-less incompetent terrorists who proved that sometimes getting what you want (a greater Serbia free of Austrian influence) is a long-term bad idea if you only get it by being more violent and crazy than your enemies.

Not that anyone currently has learned from that example. Unfortunately.
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