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1 posted on 05/23/2017 9:54:20 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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If they are in it to kill the islam threat, then go for it!

Urine be upon the filthy islam filth.


2 posted on 05/23/2017 9:56:04 PM PDT by soycd
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4 posted on 05/23/2017 10:30:40 PM PDT by Slyfox (Where's Reagan when we need him? Look in the mirror - the spirit of The Gipper lives within you.)
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Seems like the male conscription + female volunteer system was already pulling in the capable women that the military needed. Of course, Switzerland taxes the citizens who cannot serve or refuse to, so maybe this is an underhanded money grab.

5 posted on 05/23/2017 10:43:02 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Olog-hai

Nuts


6 posted on 05/23/2017 10:50:06 PM PDT by Theophilus (Repent)
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Not enough men in Switzerland? Or perhaps the Swiss are anticipating an external problem...

Switzerland is good country. The only area besides Italy and Ireland I’d be inclined to visit.


7 posted on 05/23/2017 10:59:36 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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There’s no better way to lower the birth rate. If there’s a war, it gets even worse.


8 posted on 05/23/2017 11:53:41 PM PDT by Crucial
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It would be interesting if we did that here. Two years of service in any branch of the military or Peace Corps, Americorps,or US Public Health Service. Buy out $100,000.


11 posted on 05/24/2017 3:24:29 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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Switzerland has always been a puzzle for me. Requiring military service is not in accord with liberal freedoms, yet they are a country not willing to let someone else pull the weight for their own defense. They kept Nazi confiscated gold which was reprehensible, yet provide protection for money against state interference.

They also function too much on referendum to make decisions.


15 posted on 05/24/2017 11:53:32 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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Keep in mind that nearly every home in Switzerland has a battle rifle and ammunition in it. Shooting is pretty much the national sport. If you enter a contest over there it’s quite likely you’ll get your ass handed to you by a 17 year old girl.

L


22 posted on 09/05/2017 3:03:06 PM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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