dmarc117 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070302/ap_on_...staken_invasion Swiss accidentally invade Liechtenstein Fri Mar 2, 8:51 AM ET What began as a routine training exercise almost ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein. According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers wandered just over a mile across an unmarked border into the tiny principality early Thursday before realizing their mistake and turning back. A spokesman for the Swiss army confirmed the story but said that there were unlikely to be any serious repercussions for the mistaken invasion. "We've spoken to the authorities in Liechtenstein and it's not a problem," Daniel Reist told The Associated Press. Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident. Interior ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein had even noticed the soldiers, who were carrying assault rifles but no ammunition. "It's not like they stormed over here with attack helicopters or something," he said. Liechtenstein, which has about 34,000 inhabitants and is slightly smaller than Washington DC, doesn't have an army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 (edited) What is perfect about this is that right now one of my wife's Swiss friends over visiting and I was able to scold both of them for being citizens of such a bellicose nation. (Edit to add: I'm almost certain that I know from what military base the soldiers were operating--it's not too far from Maienfeld (the "home" of Heidi).) Edited March 2, 2007 by wiegie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMRogers Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 man, Lichtenstien better be careful - what with 170 Swiss Army Knives, they could do some major damage to wine bottles, household appliances and who knows what kind of havoc all the little files could cause... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Liechtenstein doesn't even have an army? :GeorgeBush: note to self...invade Liechtenstein :GeorgeBush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Good. It's about time the Swiss got off their lazy asses and picked a side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 man, Lichtenstien better be careful - what with 170 Swiss Army Knives, they could do some major damage to wine bottles Nope, the wine is safe. As some of my Swiss friends have lamented, the officially-issued version of the Swiss-Army knife does not have a corkscrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 why does this quote come to mind...... John Winger: C'mon, it's Czechoslovakia. We zip in, we pick 'em up, we zip right out again. We're not going to Moscow. It's Czechoslovakia. It's like we're going into *Wisconsin*.Russell Ziskey: Well I got the Sega! kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 This is just the beginning. I've never trusted the swiss. It's always been the swiss. Wiegie...take my advice, sleep during the day and be on the alert at night. I worry for your safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 If there were female soldiers, they were armed with these: http://www.crazysaver.com/Store/ladies-pocket-knife.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Not surprising it happened at night, because it would be kind of hard for these guys to not get noticed in a forest during the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Not surprising it happened at night, because it would be kind of hard for these guys to not get noticed in a forest during the day. fun fact: their uniforms were actually designed by Liberace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Not surprising it happened at night, because it would be kind of hard for these guys to not get noticed in a forest during the day. That's the Swiss equivalent of the Foreign Legion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Liechtenstein doesn't even have an army? :GeorgeBush: note to self...invade Liechtenstein :GeorgeBush: Well it was the French army too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I think all the huddle members (15000 and counting I believe ) together , could take on , invade , and rule both switzerland and lichtensteiin ....then again they don't have american football there so would not be much of a point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 good thing they didn't cross the wrong border into france, or they'd already be to paris by now with 100,000 surrendered POWs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I think all the huddle members (15000 and counting I believe ) together , could take on , invade , and rule both switzerland and lichtensteiin ....then again they don't have american football there so would not be much of a point i heard they have some nice lookin ladies though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteebee Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 The Swiss now have one more war victory than France has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 The Swiss now have one more war victory than France has. are you counting the French Revolution? because technically, France won Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 are you counting the French Revolution? because technically, France won You're right! French Military History in a Nutshell Gallic Wars: Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2000 years of French history, France is conquered by of all things, an Italian. Hundred Years War: Mostly lost, saved at last by a female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare - "France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchmen." Italian Wars: Lost. France becomes the first and only country ever to lose two wars when fighting Italians. Wars of Religion: France goes 0-5-4 against the Huguenots. Thirty Years' War: France is technically not a participant, but manages to get invaded anyway. Claims a tie on the basis that eventually the other participants started ignoring her. War of Devolution: Tied; Frenchmen take to wearing red flowerpots as chapeaux. The Dutch War: Tied. War of the Augsburg League/King William's War/French and Indian War: Lost, but claimed as a tie. Deluded Frogophiles the world over label the period as the height of French Military Power. War of the Spanish Succession: Lost. The War also gave the French their first taste of a Marlborough, which they have loved ever since. American Revolution: In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare: "France only wins when America does most of the fighting". French Revolution: Won, primarily due to the fact that the opponent was also French. The Napoleonic Wars: Lost. Temporary victories (remember the First Rule!) due to leadership of a Corsican, who ended up being no match for a British footwear designer. The Franco-Prussian War: Lost. Germany first plays the role of drunk Frat boy to France's ugly girl home alone on a Saturday night. WWI: Tied and on the way to losing, France is saved by the United States. Thousands of French women find out what it's like not only to sleep with a winner, but one who doesn't call her "Fraulein." Sadly, widespread use of condoms by American forces forestalls any improvement in the French bloodline. WWII: Lost. Conquered French liberated by the United States and Britain just as they finish learning the Horst Wessel Song. War in Indochina: Lost. French forces plead sickness, take to bed with Dien Bien Flu. Algerian Rebellion: Lost. Loss marks the first defeat of a Western army by a Non-Turkic Muslim force since the Crusades, and produces the First Rule of Muslim Warfare -"We can always beat the French." This rule is identical to the First Rules of the Italians, Russians, Germans, English, Dutch, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Eskimos. War on Terrorism: France, keeping in mind its recent history, surrenders to Germans and Muslims just to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 You're right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrunt Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 (edited) You're right! French Revolution: Won, primarily due to the fact that the opponent was also French. That would be an interesting war to watch. It'd be like watching two professional boxers who unknowingly were also both paid off to lose the fight. The fight to the quickest surrender! Edited March 3, 2007 by TheGrunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 In France's defense, Charlemagne was pretty formidable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Hugonauts baby ..hugonauts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 In France's defense, Charlemagne was pretty formidable. But he was really more German than French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 But he was really more German than French. Or Belgian, even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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