The Quartet of Cowardice and Sharon´s Master Plan.

Big countries have a habit of doing this kind of sh*t deals,
going on the side of the aggressor, simply because it´s
easier. And pretty much always they are wrong and just make
the situation worser. The most famous example is, of course,
München 1938, and newer is the support given to the Serbs
at the beginning of the breaking up of Yugoslavia. On both
instances, it was believed that the problem could be solved by
forcing the little guys give up.