Belgians develop a backbone

Do you remember the first gulf war (1990) when the Belgians were reluctant to sell us artillery shells for fear that it would make them a target ?

Well it appears that they have, at last, developed a backbone when the realise that neutrality counts for nothing in the minds of terrorists.

You might have assumed the Belgians had learnt that perils of neutrality in the early part of the 20th century.