The American Way
Dec 26th, 2006 at 9:32 am by Susie
Hire someone else to do the dirty work:
WASHINGTON — The armed forces, already struggling to meet recruiting goals, are considering expanding the number of noncitizens in the ranks — including disputed proposals to open recruiting stations overseas and putting more immigrants on a faster track to US citizenship if they volunteer — according to Pentagon officials.
Foreign citizens serving in the US military is a highly charged issue, which could expose the Pentagon to criticism that it is essentially using mercenaries to defend the country. Other analysts voice concern that a large contingent of noncitizens under arms could jeopardize national security or reflect badly on Americans’ willingness to serve in uniform.
The idea of signing up foreigners who are seeking US citizenship is gaining traction as a way to address a critical need for the Pentagon, while fully absorbing some of the roughly one million immigrants that enter the United States legally each year.
well, in all fairness the french pioneered this kind of thing with the foreign legion
Hey…it worked for the Roman Empire…er, maybe not a positive example. The Ming Dynasty? Not so good either. The Third Reich, well if you ignore their right flank at Stalingrad, pretty succesful.
Say it: mercenaries…