Punish the Swiss

So, as I understand it, Iran is moving its resources out of the rest of Europe, and sending it to Switzerland. It is a smart move for the Iranians, who presumably are still pissed off we froze their assets in 1979.

But how smart is it for Switzerland? For decades, centuries even, they have been neutral, and this has served them well. As a banking capital, they have lived large off their holding of vast amounts of illegal and immoral money. It is easy to see why they would see this issue as no different.

But it is different. This is not drug money, or even stolem money. This money represents a primary tool of leverage that the west holds over a regime it considers dangerous and with nuclear ambitions. We are considering going to war over the issue.

Before we go to war in Iran, however, I would suggest using the same leverage we use against Iran against the Swiss. If the Swiss don't wish to cooperate, sanction them. If they retaliate, bomb them. If they are not with us, they are against us, and they are certainly preventing the West from using non-lethal leverage to enforce its will.

To hell with Swiss neutrality. Iranian nuclear armament and another mideast war are too big an issue to play nice with a useless landlocked country enriching itself over the misery of others.