Damon wrote:
Some may be. Enlisting in the US Military has NEVER been subject to the condition of citizenship. Any person can qualify to join the Army, no matter what country they come from, or what citizenship they hold (barring any extenuation circumstances, like espionage etc). But I have doubts that there is any "magnitude of numbers."
I'm wondering what your take is on the draft, Damon. I don't see how Iraq can be subdued without greater numbers and I think that it's likely that we'll begin to loose coalition members as the violence continues; what if the UK pulls out?
I ask not just as a concerned citizen but as a father and uncle of several prime candidates.
On a related note, I'm wondering how other list members would approach either being drafted or having their children/relations/friends drafted? Personally (and this is barring a more legitimate conflict), if my son was drafted I would do everything in my power, legal or not, to insure that he didn't go.
I'm not saying Gautam is wrong, I trust that he knows what he's talking about in this instance, but I don't want to be caught off guard either.
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