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Originally Posted by Jet Redux
Belgium and The Netherlands were set up by the Brits as buffer states against the Germans. British policy has always been to keep the Germans as isolated and divided as possible so they could put their efforts into their empire.
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Belgium was setup by the British to
- serve as a buffer between The Netherlands and France.
- deprive "the Netherlands" from the industrialized regions in the southern part of the Kingdom of Holland.
- keep the port of Antwerp out of the hands of the French.