Of course it would. The Frogs would turn Rome into radioactive dust before the first Wop had even got to Ventimiglia.
And they have a perm seat on the UNSC so no-one can tell them off.
Proper country.* That's why I'm staying here for a bit.
*India, London and Cornwall (for my glw's sake) also count as proper countries. Though the sooner India gets back the recalcitrant muzzies o'er the E and W frontiers, the better. They need to be re-civilised.