@Ajax, Don, Lemur, Odin

We, the Dutch, have all those shortcomings as well. But we don't have the power to turn them into serious errors with repercussions for the entire world.

Exhibit A
We have short memory spans too.
Trouble is we have nothing worthwhile to forget.

Exhibit B
We would love to occupy some country that did us wrong.
Trouble is our armed forces are, um, tied up somewhere in Afghanistan (which is the real deal, in which we have no say whatsoever).

Exhibit C
The only people who hate us are the Belgians.
Trouble is they don't really hate us.

Etcetera