On the other hand, Swiss fighter planes deliberately shot down US B-17 bombers that overflew their territory, using German Me-109s.<p>The reason was to "preserve their neutrality", but the US should have incinerated them.<p>America's 'War' Against Switzerland<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FILxoQyKzDg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FILxoQyKzDg</a><p>I've talked to Europeans in person, and they have the strange idea that tweaking the US military has no repercussions.