Very funny...
Having recently read a large tome on 17th and 18th century Europe, this seems pretty close to accurate in a sarcastic way. The various major countries were constantly warring, creating treaties which were shortly broken, new alliances formed, new treaties signed. Then war would break out, treaties ignored until , exhausted, they would sign new treaties to catch their breath. Then start all over again.
I am pretty sure the bit was meant as historical satire.