Serious question: Did none of King George’s soldiers join the Patriots?
The point is that just as both natural rights and the crown had a demand on people's loyalty then, both the constitution and the president have a demand on the loyalty of the US military now. The constitution because it is the foundation of the country and the president through being the commander-in-chief. If Obama orders any attack without congressional authority he is (as I understand it) at the very limit of his legal authority. Does that attack embolden or aids the enemies of the US? And if it does, is it treason or simply an error? I know what people on these boards would likely say in answer to both questions, but you have to concede there are plenty of people who would argue differently. All of these actions could split America in general (and the military specifically) even more than it already is.
I just finished reading David McCullough’s “1776” and there were some instances where British soldiers gave themselves up in trade for information (for example, while Boston was surrounded), but it was more for a good hot meal and to get away from the smallpox rather than to join the Patriots. The Brits had the same attitude then about Americans as our own Government Elites have now. That we’z jesta buncha stanky countrified rednecks.