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| Europe |
| Who is their enemy? Notoriously neutral Switzerland unveils plans to spend billions on new fighter jets - despite not having fought a war in 200 years |
| 2020-09-21 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Si vis pacem, para bellum has been the Swiss motto since they drove out any who would rule them. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 despite not having fought a war in 200 years Si vis pacem, para bellum |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2020-09-21 19:53 |
| #7 Geography and widespread gun ownership (required IIRC) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-09-21 19:19 |
| #6 ...Even Der Fuhrer shied away from attacking Switzerland. They've been doing something right for a very long time. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2020-09-21 17:42 |
| #5 You know why they haven't fought a war? By having a military that people don't want to fight. Defunding the military is an easy way to permanent peace... the kind where you end up in a box and your country ends up in the dustbin of history. |
| Posted by: Vernal Hatrick 2020-09-21 14:07 |
| #4 Is Fox Butterfield writing for the Daily Mail now? |
| Posted by: charger 2020-09-21 13:36 |
| #3 This is how you avoid fighting wars. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-09-21 12:59 |
| #2 Also with France getting Islamified... and Germany coming in right behind... Yeah, you need weapons. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-09-21 12:55 |
| #1 Well a defanged NATO without the USA would be like a cotton candy buffer between those who want their various dragon hordes so yeah... they need a military. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-09-21 12:45 |