>>>The context of overthrow in this case is an offensive move, not a defensive one. I could have been more clear about that.
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>>Actually Nazi Germany does qualify. After Hitler invaded Poland, The British and French declared war. Ultimately, they won.
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>There is a joke in here somewher, I just know it.

Something about the Pole, the Brit and the Frenchman all riding in a plane together with only two parachutes...