It doesn't hurt that all they have that anyone would want are very
secure banks (read hard to get into, even if you do take over the
government).

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Swiss haven't been invaded and haven't gone to war in several hundred
> years.  They have a unique defense system:
> "The armed forces consist of a small nucleus of about 3,600 professional
> staff, half of whom are either instructors or staff officers, with the rest
> being conscripts or volunteers. All able-bodied Swiss males aged between 19
> and 31 must serve, and although entry to recruit school may be delayed due
> to senior secondary school, it is no longer possible to postpone it for
> university studies. About one third is excluded for various reasons, and
> these either serve in Civil Protection or Civilian Service."
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_army
> Gerry
> ---------------------------------------------
> From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> the real problem is that every government we've had seems to need these
>> wars, whether real or imagined.  being hoodwinked did not start with bush,
>> even if he is the most egregious example.
>
>>> Hendrik & Fay wrote:
>>> > I do believe currently it is based on religious beliefs, this may
>>> > change.
>>> > Although the question is, if they find Osama Bin hiding in a Cave, will
>>> > the war on terror be over?
>>> Our current government needs a War On Something the way the third reich
>>> needed Jews for scapegoats. "You must give us your freedoms because we
>>> are at war
>>> and war requires sacrifice (from you peons, not from us)".
>
>
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