07-13-2009, 06:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-13-2009, 07:02 PM by weakwarrior.)
Quote:It seems to me that if the US wants to do something it should threaten Switzerland with a trade boycot. Switzerland should realize it's vulnerability, not being a member of EU, NATO etc. They have been for too long profiting from their status by only using the good, and never the bad consequences. And because it is such a prosperous country Switzerland is a very good place for international companies to do business in and with. I don't know what stakes the rest of the world has in Switzerland, so I am not sure if anybody dares to boycot them.
The U.S. may feel that that is going over the top and not worth it - especially when the U.S. and Switzerland seem to otherwise have pretty amicable relations. Along the same lines, I felt that when the British reporter was imprisoned in Iran that England would react more strongly than it did. I guess they felt that the truly strong response card is one that should be played very rarely (can you say Falklands?).