Posted on 05/24/2004 2:32:10 AM PDT by kattracks
I disagree --- we have good foreigners in our military, ones who have even given their lives to this country. We just need to be very careful about the motives of foreigners --- this one was obviously not pro-USA but had other reasons --- probably the money, scholarships and whatever else he figured he could have but never figured he had to give a thing.
I'll take the aliens anytime over the crowd that ensured the safety and security of Abu Ghraib.
Does that include the female general in charge of the place?
Absolutely. It also includes any officer or noncom that sat on his/her butt and failed to effectively lead and supervise. But make no mistake, it also includes all those jerks in the pictures. BTW, there are approximately 18,000 legal aliens in the armed forces. I'd say we can ill afford to toss them out, especially the ones killed and wounded.
exempts citizens of that country from forced service in U.S. militias.
Somehow I don't think anyone held a gun to this guy's head to get him to enlist.
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