Originally posted by PinkFloydThe Swiss don't fight wars. They simply finance them thru their filthy rich bankers. Why would any nation attack the Swiss when they are quite willing to fund any war, anywhere. War for profit.
MacSwain! I may have found the Holy Grail: that elusive "lasting peace achieved solely by diplomacy"! The answer is.....[drum roll]...Switzerland. Thay have been in no armed conflicts since declaring themselves perpetually neutral in 1674. I believe the last war they were actively involved in was the 30 Years War, which ended, when...about 1650? That ...[text shortened]... plomacy, I think. How about it--does Swiss Peace count as a lasting peace thru negotiation?
GRANNY.
Originally posted by PinkFloydGotta give every adult male an M-16 or equivalent to make it work.
MacSwain! I may have found the Holy Grail: that elusive "lasting peace achieved solely by diplomacy"! The answer is.....[drum roll]...Switzerland. Thay have been in no armed conflicts since declaring themselves perpetually neutral in 1674. I believe the last war they were actively involved in was the 30 Years War, which ended, when...about 1650? That plomacy, I think. How about it--does Swiss Peace count as a lasting peace thru negotiation?
It helps if your whole country is in the mountains.