Why No One Invades Switzerland

**Tommy Milton** · 12-31-2009 09:54 AM

My brother just sent me this link.....I found it thought provoking.

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/754.html

**XR1000** · 12-31-2009 10:19 AM

A well armed and trained population. I have heard of that concept.

**sightlines** · 12-31-2009 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Tommy Milton

My brother just sent me this link.....I found it thought provoking.

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/754.html

Citizen militia? Doesn't hurt I suppose. May have more to do with the mountains, and the maze of tunnels and fortresses hewn into them that would make any incursion a very costly one, with little strategic or economic value.

One thing for sure though, the Swiss aint just mountain yodelers.

**irnlsfan** · 12-31-2009 11:13 AM

Must be on the German speaking side of Switzerland and not the French side.

**ventman** · 12-31-2009 12:58 PM

I would guess that the low crime rate also has to do with their immigration policies.

**ventman** · 12-31-2009 01:05 PM

A bigger reason than citizens with small arms that Switzerland has never been invaded is that it was always the depositiry for the loot.

The Swiss turned away thousands of Jews who were trying to escape from Germany in WWII, abetted the looting by the Nazis, and later tried to keep the bank deposits of Jews killed in the holacaust from their heirs.

Until very recent cracks in their bank secrecy laws, they offered themselves as the place to put illegally gotten wealth and tax-evading wealth to every tax cheat, thief, or drug kingpin, or looting despot in the world.

IMO, one of the most immoral countries on the planet.

ymmv

**crispy** · 12-31-2009 03:29 PM

The only reason they weren't invaded by Germany was that they bent over for them.

**Jack Harrington** · 12-31-2009 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by crispy

The only reason they weren't invaded by Germany was that they bent over for them.

Yes, they played two ends against the middle. Das Nazi's needed them as well.

**Jack Harrington** · 12-31-2009 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by ventman

A bigger reason than citizens with small arms that Switzerland has never been invaded is that it was always the depositiry for the loot.

The Swiss turned away thousands of Jews who were trying to escape from Germany in WWII, abetted the looting by the Nazis, and later tried to keep the bank deposits of Jews killed in the holacaust from their heirs.

Until very recent cracks in their bank secrecy laws, they offered themselves as the place to put illegally gotten wealth and tax-evading wealth to every tax cheat, thief, or drug kingpin, or looting despot in the world.

IMO, one of the most immoral countries on the planet.

ymmv

ventman: Good post...and VERY TRUE. As long as we are on the subject......The Italians sold Jews life insurance for decades in the early 20th. Century, and then stiffed their families after the Holocaust. And then there is the French.......Sold the same armaments to both sides in the Iraq-Iran War...One of the ten deadliest Wars in the Twentieth Century.....And when our defense contractors saw how well that was working, they started doing the same frickin' thing........We've come a long way in five thousand years of civilization, haven't we?

**Ren Butler** · 12-31-2009 05:31 PM

Because nobody knows where the hell it is.

EDIT: Oh, wait, I thought this was about Swaziland.

**mclarke** · 12-31-2009 05:55 PM

Bottom line on this is that there is simply no equivalent to the Swiss Army Knife in any other military arsenal.

**porscheman** · 12-31-2009 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by ventman

The Swiss turned away thousands of Jews who were trying to escape from Germany in WWII

And so did virtually every other country on the planet including the USA and Canada. The rest of western civilization were fighting the Nazi's from 1939. The USA got on board in 1942. Better late than never ... The Swiss fight no one. That's why they've been around and sovereign since 1291. The mandatory military service and armed citizens have certainly helped in that regard. Even after the mandatory service I believe the male citizens are in the reserve and are required to do two weeks active service each year.

porscheman

**ventman** · 01-01-2010 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by porscheman

And so did virtually every other country on the planet including the USA and Canada. The rest of western civilization were fighting the Nazi's from 1939. The USA got on board in 1942. Better late than never ... The Swiss fight no one. That's why they've been around and sovereign since 1291. The mandatory military service and armed citizens have certainly helped in that regard. Even after the mandatory service I believe the male citizens are in the reserve and are required to do two weeks active service each year.

porscheman

You're right that many nations were late in helping the Jews. However, the US and Canada weren't helping the Nazis loot Europe, nor did they attempt to confiscate the assets of Jews who died in the holacaust, nor did they continue until about the day before yesterday act as the investment agents for world-wide crininal activity.

**BADGER** · 01-01-2010 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Tommy Milton

My brother just sent me this link.....I found it thought provoking.

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/754.html

So military rifles are able to stop attacks from Air Forces from other countries? Maybe no one has invaded because their natural resources are limited and they don't have enough people in the country to be a primary concern.

**Jack Harrington** · 01-01-2010 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by BADGER

So military rifles are able to stop attacks from Air Forces from other countries? Maybe no one has invaded because their natural resources are limited and they don't have enough people in the country to be a primary concern.

If you could successfully invade Switzerland you could virtually corner the World Market of Gruyeres Cheese, and probably steal a boatload of Rolex's....You could no doubt LOAD-UP on Alps horns... That's those big rascals in the Riccola commercials. So you see, besides some really cool goodies, you could become a big honkin' Robber Baron, and maybe get gifted a cool Chocolate Reindeer!