Slog - Comments on Those Silly Swiss

Comment by buffalo

buffalo — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:35:55 -0800

At least they had an exit strategy.

Comment by war

war — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:36:49 -0800

This was just a test of the defenses. The real invasion is just around the corner.

I do seriously wished I lived in a country where border crossing is that easy.

Comment by Stan

Stan — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:46:50 -0800

Swiss Miss

Comment by Mike in MO

Mike in MO — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:58:31 -0800

I love this story. And I love buffalo's comment.

Can you imagine the dialog?

"Well, Sven, where do you think we are?"
"Holy smoked salmon, I think we might be in Lichtenstein!"
"Do you think they'll notice? Should we ask that farmer over there for directions?"
"I don't know, are they our allies?"

Comment by DOUG.

DOUG. — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:08:36 -0800

Do they really carry those little pocket knives?

Comment by longball

longball — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:54:08 -0800

With all the saber rattling the last couple weeks over who looks better in lederhosen, and who's cheese is the stinkiest, it was easy to see this coming� the Swiss have abandoned their neutrality and become Europe's most belligerent nation.

They may not have had any ammo in their guns, but surely they each had a Swiss army knife, right? As they yodeled along on their scorched earth campaign they left no can un-opened, no bottle uncorked and no tooth unpicked.

Comment by John McCain

John McCain — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:35:47 -0800

Evidently, Rumsfeld's been hired as Switzerland's new defense minister.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:23:40 -0800

At first, I thought Bush got confused again, and invaded yet another wrong country - but I was expecting it to be Iceland, since he's obviously doing an I theme.

Comment by schweiz

schweiz — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:18:50 -0800

Mike - Swiss, not Swedish. No Svens in that army.

Comment by COMTE

COMTE — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:56:51 -0800

Actually, this isn't all that surprising. On a drive from Calais to southern Germany a few years back, we ended up criss-crossing back-and-forth across the Swiss-German border four times, while driving on the same road.

Comment by him

him — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:30:50 -0800

Bush better attack the Swiss. Letting this go unpunished is simply "appeasement", no better than before WWII.

Comment by Steven Vroom

Steven Vroom — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:18:48 -0800

What the reporter missed is the fact that the Swiss are responsible for the external affairs of Prince Adam's country. [They have a treaty of mutual defense] I am sure this is not the first time this has happened