[Cheetahcat]

“What is the proper judgement of a patriot here ? In what way will the US benefit more ? If you were in charge, and responsible for all our welfare - and as a citizen that is how you MUST think - you must weigh all these factors.”

Simple; he gets a haircut and acts like a US soldier end of story.

[buwaya]

But if he were permitted to remain a Sikh, if it adds a 5% probability that, the next time we need, say, 20,000 Indian Army troops in Basra (and they would have been very, very useful 2003-2007), would your judgement change ?

How about if the Chinese go nuts and Singapore or Vietnam need a trustworthy garrison ? Or if we need a trustworthy force to occupy the eastern end of the straits of Hormuz ? Or...

What price your rules ?