Posted on 02/14/2003 8:05:14 AM PST by Gothmog
I'm not anti-Jew or anti-anyone. I am, strictly, pro-US. My comments are not related to whether Judaism is a religion (of course it is) or a distinct race (it is not). I am talking strictly of Americans (Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Wiccan, whatever) that hold dual citizenships with anyone (Israel, Canada, Britain, Turks and Caicos Islands, Germany, whatever). I think it is a poor policy.
Holding dual citizenships for naturalized citizens is also illegal (though rarely enforced).
I don't see how you can accuse me of holding any sort animosity toward anyone. However, I do refuse to walk around on eggshells afraid of offending the delicate sensibilities of this or that group at the risk of sound policy, or at a minimum, a good, stimulating debate. Your tactic of name-calling and slander is not accurate, nor is it good, stimulating, or a debate.
I think it puts an unfair burden on the dual citizen.
Let's say we decided to invade, oh, I don't know, Iraq. Might it not put anyone that held a dual US-Iraq citizenship in a quandry, particularly if he had friends or relatives or other loved ones in Iraq that could wind up hurt. (I use Iraq as an example for obvious reasons, but the question applies anywhere.)
Further, if this dual citizen were a member of the US armed forces, and knew that some action was going to take place near or around his loved ones, he might be tempted (quite naturally and understandably) to warn them, strictly in the interests of their safety, and not with any ill intent to the US. This could, obviously, jeopardize the mission.
That's my concern. It puts an unfair burden on the citizen.
My roomate in college was a dual citizen (US/India), and was also Naval ROTC. He had just finished four years on a nuclear missile submarine, and was finishing out his commitment above water. The Navy seemed to trust him enough to carry out his duty to put him in a very sensitive position.
I asked him once what he would have done if the order had come to launch on India, where his family still lives. He didn't bat an eye and said that he would obey the order, without question. When you are in the military, especially in a sensitive position, there is not a lot of philosophising going on. The order comes. You verify that the order is legitimate. You carry out the order as you have been trained. End of story.
Or as he said, "We just launch them. Where they come down is another department."
Anyway, what does military discipline have to do with Hart's comments? He was talking about political support, not dual citizenship for soldiers and sailors.
So do Brits, Mexicans, and a number of other nationalities---so what???
It is telling that you asked your question at all; it would indicate to me that you had at least the same question I just raised. Be careful, or many on here will accuse you of bigotry.
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