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Trippy
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Swiss accidentally invade LiechtensteinFri Mar 2, 5:32 PM ET ZURICH, Switzerland - 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.
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Samwise
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Well, time for us to go bomb Switzerland.
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Calantus
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I think we'd be better off propping up a Liechtenstein dictator and training/outfitting him an army to defend against the Swiss.
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Evangolis
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Let's play both sides against each other, then rule over the smoldering remains.
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Riggswolfe
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Licenstein is probably the only country in the world that the Swiss could successfully invade. Well, and the French, cause everyone can invade the French.
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Calantus
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Licenstein is probably the only country in the world that the Swiss could successfully invade. Well, and the French, cause everyone can invade the French.
But could Liechtenstein invade the French? I mean sure you don't need much of an army, but you need an army. At least 1 soldier would be necessary I'd think. |
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Trippy
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Licenstein is probably the only country in the world that the Swiss could successfully invade. Well, and the French, cause everyone can invade the French.
But could Liechtenstein invade the French? I mean sure you don't need much of an army, but you need an army. At least 1 soldier would be necessary I'd think. They presumably have police officers that could be drafted to make up their army. |
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Tebonas
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Since the defense of Liechtenstein is handled by the Swiss anyway, its only fair and proper they took a quick peek what they are defending.
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Yegolev
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Does either country have any oil reserves?
EDIT: I have decided to support Liechtenstein in this war.
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« Last Edit: March 03, 2007, 03:12:07 PM by Yegolev »
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Oban
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It could have the ability to produce hydroelectric power...
We should invade before the summer brownouts start up again in California.
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Riggswolfe
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I wonder what the insurgency in Lichenstein would be like? I have this image of men armed with Swiss Army Knives and chocalate. The Lichenstein MacGyvers!
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Murgos
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I wonder what the insurgency in Lichenstein would be like?
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HaemishM
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I for one welcome our new Liechtensteinian overlords.
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sinij
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Does Liechtensteinian has oil? If not who cares they got invaded...
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Yegolev
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Who are you, Henny Youngman? Stop stealing my jokes.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Nebu
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Well, time for us to go bomb Switzerland.
Better to fight them over there than on our own soil! |
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sinij
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Who are you, Henny Youngman? Stop stealing my jokes.
Judging by your post count you have larger e-peen, so I must yield. Mercy! |
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Yegolev
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Ah, finally some meaningful PVP!
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
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Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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