Ms Alba no doubt knows this, since she has Scandinavian heritage, her mother is Danish.
Seriously, because her mother is Danish, she knows the “Policy of 1812.” I guess they have that inherited trait to know their national history at the time of birth.
Just as migratory birds are born with the ability to “just know” how to fly in perfect formation, so are the Danes born with an innate understanding of the “Policy of 1812.” And the circle of life continues . . .
Perhaps I didn't word that as well as I intended, my point being that it is well known to Europeans and, particularly Scandinavians, that Sweden has been a neutral country for nearly 200 years, just as Switzerland is.
O'Reilly chose to ridicule Alba over something she said where, in fact, she was completely correct, and by doing so showed himself to be the ignoramus.