[rebel_yell2]

Most are "dual citizens" (or "triple/quadruple citizens") who live in Lebanon but hold both Lebanese and U.S. passports. They weren't "visiting." You will find the same thing in Israel, but for very different reasons. What do you "smell?" Perhaps a State Dept. that hands out passports like candy?

[Musket]

What do you "smell?" Perhaps a State Dept. that hands out passports like candy?

Yup. Guess that's what it is. That craps gotta stop.

[TheBattman]

Of course, I have a major problem with the whole concept of "dual citizenship" regardless of the countries involved.

As far as I am concerned, you are either a US Citizen or you are not. If you consider yourself to be a Mexican, Chinese,Israeli, Labanese, French, German, Phillipino, or any other citizenship, then you are NOT a US citizen.

[bannie]

I too feel that one is EITHER an American OR something else. I don't see how one can give their alligance to more than one nation (dual citizenships)...It seems like promising to "keep yourself only" to two husbands.

[kenavi]

Perhaps a State Dept. that hands out passports like candy?

When I worked for the U.S. Passport Office, there was only some small print on the application asking people to declare if they had dual-citizenship.

The only ones who did had Israeli citizenship, and they would explain it as something forced on them as part of the "Law of Return".

Except in the case of a Winston Churchill, we should discourage it. And certainly not promote it to get Olympic medals.

Welcome back, and thanks for your work abroad in our country's interests.