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[–] Rolando 73 points 3 months ago (1 children)

On the bright side, they save a lot of money on their Coast Guard.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's what Peru tried to tell Ecuador.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think you mean like Peru and Chile told Bolivia,

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Rolando 7 points 3 months ago

I think a better summary would be: Chile told Bolivia after Bolivia tried to screw it over on an international treaty, and Bolivia dragged Peru into it. It's an interesting history from many perspectives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Pacific